By Elimu Assistant Team 
Read the following poem and then answer the questions that follow.
The Courage That My Mother Had
The courage that my mother had Went with her, and is with her still; Rock and New England quarried; Now granite in a granite hill. The golden brooch my mother wore She left behind for me to wear; I have nothing I treasure more; Yet, it is something I could spare.Oh, if instead she’d left to me The thing she took into the gravel! The courage like a rock, which she Has no more need of, and I have.(Had – Edna St. Vincent Millay)Questionsa) Briefly explain how the poem is about. (4 marks) b) Is the speaker male or female? How do you know? (2 marks) c) What does the speaker wish the mother had left behind? Why can’t the wish be fulfilled? (3 marks) d) Describe the character trait of the mother in the poem. (2 marks) e) Identify and illustrate the imagery used in the poem. (4 marks) f) What is the speaker’s attitude towards the mother and the golden brooch in the poem. (3 marks) g) Rewrite the following in your own words: (2 marks) “Has no more need of, and I have”
