The Language of Poetry - LanguageArts-NHS
The Language of Poetry - LanguageArts-NHS
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After Reading<br />
Comprehension<br />
1. Recall How does the fish in Bishop’s poem react when it is caught?<br />
2. Recall How did the bird in Collins’s poem get trapped inside the house?<br />
3. Summarize What is the sloth’s response when asked a question?<br />
Literary Analysis<br />
4. Visualize Describe in detail the mental picture you form <strong>of</strong> each animal in the<br />
poems.<br />
5. Analyze Imagery Review the examples <strong>of</strong> imagery you recorded in your chart.<br />
Identify some images that appeal to your sense <strong>of</strong> sight and others that<br />
appeal to your sense <strong>of</strong> touch. What is the most striking image in each poem?<br />
Why?<br />
6. Analyze Free Verse How is the experience <strong>of</strong> reading Bishop’s and Collins’s<br />
free verse poems different from reading Roethke’s more traditional poem?<br />
7. Interpret <strong>The</strong>mes How are the three animals in these poems like people?<br />
What does each poem suggest about the relationship between human beings<br />
and animals?<br />
8. Compare and Contrast Texts Compare and contrast the Bishop and Collins<br />
poems. In a chart like the one shown, consider subject, mood, and theme in<br />
your answer.<br />
Subject<br />
Mood<br />
<strong>The</strong>me<br />
Literary Criticism<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Fish” “Christmas Sparrow” Similarities Differences<br />
9. Critical Interpretations According to Billy Collins, the best poems begin in<br />
clarity and end in mystery. Would you say that this is true for each <strong>of</strong> the<br />
three poems in this lesson? Why or why not?<br />
the fish / christmas sparrow / the sloth 719
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