I have nothing else to give you, so it is a pot full of yellow corn
to warm your belly in winter,
it is a scarf for your head, to wear
over your hair, to tie up around your face,

I love you,

—"I Am Offering This Poem,"
Jimmy Santiago Baca

Refer to the stanza to answer the questions.

How does the poet create a sense of rhythm in this stanza?

What idea does the rhythm of the stanza emphasize?