Read the line below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. there were stories in the lines on his face what do the “lines on his face” symbolize? the speaker’s secrets the father’s secrets shapiro’s secrets the mother’s secrets

the father’s secrets

The correct answer is the father’s secrets.

Explanation:

The poem "Tattoo" by Gregg Shapiro shows everything the father had to go through during the Holocaust.

And all those distressing and painful facts he keeps as secrets, to prevent his son from suffering too.

But there are things he can't hide, like the tattoo with the numbers on his skin, or the “lines on his face” that show his memories reflected from his face, even if he tried to act like it's okay.

so is this a rhetorical question?