How she sat there,

the time right inside a place

so wrong it was ready.


That trim name with

its dream of a bench

to rest on. Her sensible coat.


Doing nothing was the doing:

the clean flame of her gaze

carved by a camera flash.


How she stood up

when they bent down to retrieve

her purse. That courtesy.

–"Rosa,"
Rita Dove
What do the poem’s point of view and tone allow the poem to do that would be inappropriate in the memoir?
A: praise Rosa Parks for her grace, humility, and courage
B:include information that Parks may not have known or understood
C: include multiple perspectives on the event