anthology poems

who are the speakers in “in flaunder fields”

dead solders from ww1

what is the message in “in flaunder fields”

encourage civilians to join the war

carry on their legacy and honor to the soilders

in “the kraken” what is he doing

sleeping

what is the only thing that would change the krakens behavior

the latter fire (apocalypse)

what would happen to the kraken if the apocalypse happened

it would die once it came in contact with above water forces

describe the journey of “meeting at night”

travels a mile across the beach

secretive— tapping on window pane

at the end of “meeting at night” what is the reason for the “tap at the pane”

there is a secret and they are not supposed to be together/meeting

in “reapers” what do the reapers do before they start swinging their scythes

sharpen their scythes on rocks

identify two items the reapers cut

field rats and grass

what is the difference between the 2 items the reapers cut

the field mice are cut first then the grass

how does the 2 items the reapers cut contrast the center message

everyone is subject to death by the reaper, there is no differnciation

how does the meter in “in flaunder fields” relate to the purpose of the poem

marching rhythm, no set rhyme scheme (unpredictable like war is)

first 5 lines in kraken— “below, deep, beneath, sea, dreamers, sleep, sleepth”, what poetic device is this

assonance

what is the effect in using musical devices in “the kraken”

gives the poem a beat/rhytyhm

what sound do you hear repeated in the first 2 lines of “reapers”

stones and hones

“stones” and “hones” in reaper is an example of what literary device

end rhyme

what words or phrases show the wind to be fleeting/fragile

“rapid- footless guest”
“no bone had he to bind him”

“t’was flurried”

do you think the reader saw the wind as kind or menacing

kind— “his speech was like the push of numerous humming birds at once”

what impression of the speaker does the poem present

generous, inviting host

what does the poet compare to his war of life in “a pace like that”

torah

why is the Torah a good image for a slow pace

the Torah takes 1 year to complete, you cant rush through details/skip past things, the speaker has a fast life and he wants to enjoy life

in what ways do the images of nature in these poems reflect similar attitudes towards the natural world

“lemon tree I planted..observe the growth of its branches”
“child learns to read”
“torah scroll on entire year to do”

**good things take time and intention

what does the grandfathers hand do as it irons shirts in “right hand”

“the poems this hand had proclaimed to shirts as it moved back and forth like a greek chorus across the stage of the ironing board”

what kinds of stories might the hand of the grandfather have to share

immigrating to america/being away from home

Yiddish/childhood sotires

being hidden/assimilating

what does these lines mean ““when it entered a room, even the corners mumbled in Yiddish”

his hand (home) longs to speak yiddish, but they are shy and speak quietly where they are hard to detect

what can you infer about the speakers heritage based on the poem

yiddish

what language do you think the grandfather uses most often, explain

when he’s alone he speaks Yiddish, and when he’s in public he speaks more English
“but sometimes…a knack for spelling English words”

why do you think he puts his hand in his pocket when he spells English words

his right hand holds all his memories and represents his heritage and culture, but when he speaks English he feels the needs to hide it

where does the speaker of “jade flower palace” sit and what does he do

sits on the grass and writes poems

what is pathos

quality that arouses feelings of pity, sorrow, sympathy, or compassion

why is the singer overcome with pathos

the palace is no longer in its full glory with chariots and gold, it slips away and he deosn’t know what his future may hold

what does the last 6 lines mean “the future slips inpercepitibly away. who can say what the years will bring”

all mortal things eventually crumble

identify the vent on which li po focuses in “the moon at the fortified pass”

chinese vs. tartar army— battle is just starting

in what ways does the setting of the poem seem appropriate for battle

imcertainty/somber— heaven (close to earth) and natural elements

to what does Garcia Lorca compare the weeping of the guitar to

“it weeps monotonuously as weeps the water, as weeps the wind over snow”

what emotions does he attribute to it

a wounded heart

what does the speaker ask in “making a fist”

“how do you know when you’re going to die”

what answer does the mother give

“when you can no longer make a fist”

in “making a fist” what does the poets childhood journey represent

death, and how people cross the path from life to death differently