Read the excerpt from "The Courage My Mother Had" by Edna St. Vincent Millay, and answer the following question.
The courage that my mother had
Went with her, and is with her still:
Rock from New England quarried;
Now granit
Now granite in a granite hill.
What is the relationship between genre and theme in this excerpt?
The use of alliteration in line two sets up a hurried pace that symbolizes how quickly life passes.
The use of imagery works like characterization in a short story to show that Millay's mother is strong.
The repetition of the word granite in line four gives insight into the mother's character and highlights the theme of courage,
Line three gives a physical description and allows the reader some historical context for the poem.