What other senses, besides sight, can you engage to re-create the images of "Petals on a wet, black bough"? Explain.

Explain the importance of place to the speakers in each poem.

Read "Out, Out-", pausing at the end of each of the poetic lines. Then, read the poem as a series of sentences. How does each reading affect your understanding of the poem?

Using the discussion earlier, answer the questions below:

(a) In this line of the poem, who or what does Prufrock see?

(b) Do you think Prufrock is simply afraid of death, or are his fears more complicated? Explain.

Are both the neighbor's and the speaker's ideas about the value of walls valid? Explain.

In what specific ways do you think Phoenix Jackson's character has been shaped by hardship? Explain.

Which words or images in "Chicago" were most striking to you? Explain.

Do you think following Pound's "don'ts" would make it easier or more difficult to write poetry?

Which poem presents a more positive view of life? Explain.

Do you think the turtle makes an effective symbol of the struggles of ordinary people? Explain.

How might the city's mayor or a New York State Senator respond to White's description?

Do you think people can find happiness after they have made drastic changes? Why or why not?

Add the prefix "pro"- to the word root below. Then, write a brief definition of the word and use it in a sentence.

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Using the discussion earlier, answer the questions below:

(a) Compare the emotions the narrator evokes in you in each story.

(b) In what way does the author's choice of a narrator create a different level of emotional involvement in each story?