TO A DAUGHTER LEAVING HOME by Linda Pastan When I taught you

at eight to ride

a bicycle, loping along

beside you

as you wobbled away

on two round wheels,

my own mouth rounding

in surprise when you pulled

ahead down the curved

path of the park,

I kept waiting

for the thud

of your crash as I

sprinted to catch up,

while you grew

smaller, more breakable

with distance,

pumping, pumping

for your life, screaming

with laughter,

the hair flapping

behind you like a

handkerchief waving

goodbye.

PART A: How does the narrator’s point of view most influence how the events are described in the poem?

A
It emphasizes that the mother is nervous as her daughter develops independence.
B
It allows the narrator to reflect on her own experiences of growing up.
C
It reveals the daughter’s experiences of growing up.
D
It shows that the narrator wants to watch her daughter do new things.