3.In "My Father Is a Simple Man," what do the lines "and when the bitter-hard reality / comes at me like a punishing / evil stranger" contain?


A.

a rhyming couplet


B.

a metaphor


C.

an allusion


D.

a simile


4.What is the theme of "My Father Is a Simple Man"?


A.

Living a life of honesty, kindness, and patience makes one great.


B.

No one should forget that all people are born alone and that all people die alone.


C.

A lack of education can doom even the kindest people to difficult, unfulfilling lives.


D.

Children rarely understand the sacrifices their parents make for them.