Edgar Lee Masters – “George Gray” (Attachment)



Edgar Lee Masters – “George Gray” (Attachment)

Before Reading…

1. Essential Question: What are the most important things in life?

2. Read Masters’ biography and list two important facts about his life or writing styles/themes (Attachment).

3. Look at the title of the poem, “George Gray.” Predict what you think the poem will be about after looking at the title.

During Reading…Paraphrase Main Ideas of the poem:

1. (Lns. 1-2): What is the speaker’s ghost looking at?

2. (3): What is carved on his tombstone?

3. (4-5): What does the speaker compare the boat to?

4. (6-9): What kinds of risks did he avoid in his life?

5. (10-12): How does the speaker wish he had lived his life?

6. (13): Meaning of this line?

7. (14-15): How is a life without chances and adventures?

8. (16): Comparison made here?

After Reading…Analyze Poetic Devices:

1. What imagery is shown in the poem (What can we taste, smell, hear, touch, see)? Give at least 3 examples.

2. What form is the poem written in? What point of view is used?

3. What figurative language is used (Similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole)? State the device and provide examples from the poem.

4. What sound devices are used (onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, rhyme, rhyme scheme)? State the device and provide examples from the poem.

5. What is the author’s purpose in writing the poem? What attitude is portrayed?

6. Are there any shifts in the poem? Where do the shifts occur (line #)? What is the shift?

7. Re-evaluate what the title of the poem. Since you have read the poem, what do you think the title is meant to mean?

8. What is the theme of the poem (lesson we are supposed to learn)?

A.E. Housman – “Loveliest of Trees” (Attachment)

Before Reading…

1. Read Housman’s biography and list two important facts about his life or writing styles/themes (Attachment).

2. Define “denotation” and “connotation”

- Denotation =

- Connotation =

3. Look at the title of the poem, “Loveliest of Trees.” Predict what you think the poem will be about after looking at the title.

During Reading…Paraphrase Main Ideas of the poem:

Stanza 1:

(Ln.1 ): How does the speaker feel about the cherry trees?

(2-3): What do the trees look like right now?

(4): What season is the poem set in?

Biblical connection (allusion)?

Stanza 2:

(5): How many years does the speaker think he will live total?

(6): How old is the speaker now?

(7-8): How many years does he say he has left?

Stanza 3:

(9-10): Speaker’s feelings about having that amount of years left?

(11-12): Speaker’s decision? Why?

After Reading…Analyze Poetic Devices:

1. What imagery is shown in the poem (What can we taste, smell, hear, touch, see)? Give at least 3 examples.

2. What form is the poem written in? What point of view is used?

3. What figurative language is used (Similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole)? State the device and provide examples from the poem.

4. What sound devices are used (onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, rhyme, rhyme scheme)? State the device and provide examples from the poem.

5. What is the author’s purpose in writing the poem? What attitude is portrayed?

6. Are there any shifts in the poem? Where do the shifts occur (line #)? What is the shift?

7. Re-evaluate what the title of the poem. Since you have read the poem, what do you think the title is meant to mean?

8. What is the theme of the poem (lesson we are supposed to learn)?

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