Reference no: EM133456901
Questions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences, using evidence from the text of the poem and/or play:
Paraphrase: Who is the speaker of the poem (don't say "Gwendolyn Brooks")? How do you know? How many speakers are there? Write each stanza in your own words.
Inferences: Read through the poem again. Circle, highlight, or underline any significant language. This language can include anything interesting to the general meaning of the poem, similes, metaphors, hyperbole, imagery, rhyme, etc. Choose 2 observations worth analyzing. For each observation, make an inference as to what it means and how it might help the author get her point across.
Tone: What is the tone, or speaker's attitude, toward the subject of the poem? You must use evidence from the poem to support your conclusion.Feel free to pick from the following words or choose your own word: appreciative, candid, resigned, inspirational, pessimistic. Use a dictionary (or your phone) to define any unknown words.
Theme: What is the theme of the poem? What message is the author trying to get across in the poem? Use evidence from the text, and explain your.
Connections: How does this poem connect to A Raisin In The Sun? What characters might identify most with the speaker? Why?