The poem "Mending," by Judith Viorst, implies the following answers for each question concerning theme and subject:
4. C. A broken heart.
5. D. Has had a broken heart before.
What is the poem about?
- Here, we are not looking at who wrote the poem, but what the poem is about, that is, what is its theme. The theme is clearly about a broken heart, as the speaker metaphorically describes her heart first being broken, then taped.
What can we infer about the subject of the poem?
- The person, be it a man or woman, who is the subject of the poem has had a broken heart before. He/She says, "I ought to know by now that / Broken hearts will heal again."
- In other words, the speaker has gone through this before, and he/she knows his/her heart will heal. But the pain is still hard to endure.
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