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After Reading Comprehension 1. Recall How does the fish in Bishop’s poem react when it is caught? 2. Recall How did the bird in Collins’s poem get trapped inside the house? 3. Summarize What is the sloth’s response when asked a question? Literary Analysis 4. Visualize Describe in detail the mental picture you form of each animal in the poems. 5. Analyze Imagery Review the examples of imagery you recorded in your chart. Identify some images that appeal to your sense of sight and others that appeal to your sense of touch. What is the most striking image in each poem? Why? 6. Analyze Free Verse How is the experience of reading Bishop’s and Collins’s free verse poems different from reading Roethke’s more traditional poem? 7. Interpret Themes How are the three animals in these poems like people? What does each poem suggest about the relationship between human beings and animals? 8. Compare and Contrast Texts Compare and contrast the Bishop and Collins poems. In a chart like the one shown, consider subject, mood, and theme in your answer. Subject Mood Theme Literary Criticism “The Fish” “Christmas Sparrow” Similarities Differences 9. Critical Interpretations According to Billy Collins, the best poems begin in clarity and end in mystery. Would you say that this is true for each of the three poems in this lesson? Why or why not? the fish / christmas sparrow / the sloth 719
720 Before Reading Piano Poem by D. H. Lawrence Fifteen Poem by William Stafford Tonight I Can Write . . . / Puedo Escribir Los Versos . . . Poem by Pablo Neruda Which memories last? KEY IDEA Think back to a moment from your past that evokes powerful feelings in you. Why has this memory made such a lasting impression? Was it the person you shared the experience with, or the activity itself? In the poems that follow, three speakers recall moments that have had a lasting impact. QUICKWRITE In a short paragraph, describe a particular memory. Why is this recollection special? What feelings do you remember? Include sensory details that help present a clear picture.
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