Poem, essayNameCourseTutorDate 1. In line 1, “ baby girl, baby boy behind me on the bus” is an example of a. Irony b. Allusion c. Alliteration d. Personification 2. In line 5, “brown skin magic…” suggests to the child that the speaker’s skin is a. Fluid b. Artificial c. Menacing d. Mysterious 3. Line 14 is an example of a. Simile b. Paradox c. Oxymoron d. Alliteration 4. The last four lines of the poem reveal that the speaker is a. Helpful b. Hopeful c. Regretful d. Resentful Theme of the poemThis poem talks about prejudice. The mother slaps the kid for being curious. The kid wants to touch the skin of the black person in a bus out of curiosity but the mother cannot let him do so because she has told the kid that it is wrong to interact with black people. (Lines 7 and 8)your mamaslapping hands awayThe black person however does not scold the kid probably because she is used to the prejudice.Essay: Are we raising morally illiterate kidsMorality h...