Robert Frost: In class, we analyzed the poem "The Road Not Taken" and why it is so misinterpreted and even retitled "The Road Less Traveled" by many.
Questions to Consider: Which stanza do people take out of context which changes the original meaning? What contradictions does Robert Frost make? Do our choices become limited the older we get? What does “wanted wear” mean and imply about the choice the author made? What is the author expressing about his final choice in lines 13-15?
Questions to Consider: Which stanza do people take out of context which changes the original meaning? What contradictions does Robert Frost make? Do our choices become limited the older we get? What does “wanted wear” mean and imply about the choice the author made? What is the author expressing about his final choice in lines 13-15?
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Now we move on to a poem that is a little harder to understand. In 1960, Canadian writer and poet, Margaret Atwood, would have been 21. Think about the society she lived in and the traditional role of a woman.
"Spelling" by Margaret Atwood - Research information on Atwood and her viewpoint on women's rights to help understand her poem.
Explore the following questions and then complete the poetry packet for "Spelling" and Margaret Atwood.
"Spelling" by Margaret Atwood - Research information on Atwood and her viewpoint on women's rights to help understand her poem.
Explore the following questions and then complete the poetry packet for "Spelling" and Margaret Atwood.
- Annotate EACH stanza as you comb through the poem several times.
- Theme
- Tone
- Symbolism
- Syntax
- Imagery
- What point is the author trying to convey?
- Allusion – Does Atwood allude to past events? If so, which and why does she make the comparison?
- What is the overall meaning of her metaphor?
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