I Am A Rock - Dr. Charles Best Secondary School Library



I Am A Rock by Paul Simon

QUESTIONS:

Comprehension:

1. Name the two adjectives that best describe the speaker.

2. In a thesaurus find two words that have a similar meaning.

3. Why does the speaker build walls?

4. Name two things that have caused the speaker pain and sadness.

5. How might these two typically positive things have hurt him?

6. How can books and poetry protect someone?

Poetic Devices

1. Find two examples of alliteration.

2. Find one example of personification.

3. Find two examples of metaphor.

4. List five qualities of the two items used to create the metaphor. {describe the items}

a.___________________________ b. ______________________________

I Am A Rock by Paul Simon

1. A winter's day-

2. in a deep and dark December

3. I am alone-

4. Gazing from my window to the streets below

5. On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.

6. I am a rock; I am an island.

7. I've built walls,

8. A fortress deep and mighty

9. That none may penetrate

10. I have no need of friendship

11. friendship causes pain

12. It's laughter and loving I disdain

13. I am a rock; I am an island

14. Don't talk of love

15. but I've heard the word before

16. It's sleeping in my memory

17. I won't disturb the slumber of the feelings that have died

18. If I never loved I never would have cried

19. I am a rock; I am an island

20. I have my books

21. and my poetry to protect me

22. I am shielded in my armour

23. Hiding in my room, safe within my womb,

24. I touch no one and no one touches me.

25. I am a rock, I am an island

26. And a rock feels no pain, and an island never cries.

DESCRIBE THE EMOTIONAL STATE (FEELINGS) OF THE SPEAKER.

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