Page 89
1. As I read the first line I imagined a couple breaking up, and kissing each other goodbye. There seems to be no help to salvage their relationship. It seems very sad.
2. The next few lines make it seem as if this is what the author really wants, and this is for the best. He does not seem as upset about it, but rather liberated. The words “cleanly” and “freely” imply that it is a mutual thing and that there are no hard feelings between them.
3. I think he uses repletion of them breaking it off because it emphasizes his desire to end the relationship. Another reason for this repetition could be that he is trying to convince himself that that is what is best, but he might not really feel that way. I think the line that states that not one jot of love should remain means that he wants a clean break, so they can move on easier.
4. I would feel very abandoned and lonely if this poem was written to me, especially after line 8. If I love someone, even if the relationship is not working out, I would hope that we could remain friends.
5. My view of the poem changes in the last six lines, because it went from him being cold and just wanting to sever the ties to an understanding that maybe there was no hope for this relationship and that there was really nothing he could do. Using a person dieing as a parallel to their dieing love really showed that there was nothing you could do to revive this love.
6. The “you” in the poem is the author’s. This is made evident because of the person things he is saying and the use of us and our, to describe their relationship.
7. This changes my opinion of the poem because in the poem, the author makes it seem like he never wants to see or think about her again. It also makes the last line make sense, because from the death of their love, came life in the form of their deep friendship. When I first read that life may come out of it, I was a little confused, because it seemed like he didn’t want any communication with her.
Page 94
1. The first two paragraphs make me think of a calm afternoon relaxing in a hammock. I can imagine myself in a very similar scene feeling relaxed and happy with my dog resting under me. 2. It is a little unusual that the woman became the dogs protector since most people think of dogs as people’s protectors.
3. The next three paragraphs are very different then the first two. She is reflecting on a childhood memory that is not related to the first couple paragraphs. The mood is contrasting because is it a childhood memory from the zoo, as opposed to the relaxing first paragraphs.
4. The fact that she brings her hands to her chest makes me think that she is scared, and wants to protect herself.
5. Paragraphs 12-16 show that even when she was little, she has a fascination with and love for bears.
6. The fact that the woman constructs her own porch shows that she is independent and strong. When she moves her couch out onto the porch, it shows that she is very in touch with nature, and not afraid of the lingering bear. When the bear’s scent was described as a “terrible, rancid odor”, is foreshadowing for the bad things he does. The bear might be a male, because there is no man in the woman’s life as far as we know, and he serves that part.
7. The fact that this section shows what various cultures to do bears, is foreshadowing for the fact that there might be a coming danger, and we are going to find out what happens to the bear’s body in this culture.
8. The summer days are marked with an X because those are the days that the bear will be out of hibernation, and she will have to be very cautious.I thought that lines 32-41 were very grotesque and it was hard for me to believe that the woman would do this alone, and not call for help from some kind of animal control or something of that sort.
9. The final scene is surprising to me. I do not really understand why she is headed for the state line. She did not kill a person, but a dangerous beast, so I do not know why she is acting like a fugitive. I think that she is going to come back and dig up the claws as a reminder of her kill.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Poems and Questions
pg 96
1. I imagine the scene of a boyfriend and girlfriend kissing. At the end of the first line its a tone of seperation and sadness
2. His tone becomes more pure and the words "cleanly" and "free" suggests this.
3. There is a lot of repition because its a main point that the author is trying to get across. Theres an extreme decleration to clearly emphasize the couple is over and done with.
4. I would feel happy because it we meet again there is a chance something could develop
5. My view changed because it makes it much more sad that the love is portrayed as a dieing person and will never come back
6. The "you" is the authors significant other. The clues that suggest this are "cancel all our vows" and "loves latest breath".
7. It affects my response because i didnt know there was another person in the picture. I thought these two people in the poem were two lovers and didnt have a significant other.
Pg. 100
1.It brings to my mind a nice summer day sitting ourside with the sun shining and warm weather. Yes i can imagine myself in a similar scene. I would feel relaxed. I thought it was kind of awkward how she was the dog's protector.
2. Yes 3-6 does alter the mood. Instead of being calm and relexed its more of a jumpy/scary mood because bears and wolves are two scary animals.
3. The line, "her hands lift to cover her breasts" suggests she is in fear or shocked.
4. It made me feel that she loves bears and cares for them very much
5. It affects my response to the bears appearance because the bear might not look so scary after all. The bear being a him and not an it makes the bear seem more like a person and not an animal.
6 The readers sense of danger builds because it shows the fiercness of bears and how strong and powerful they can be.
7. Yes i believe the mark of an X on her calendar has to do with the bear. Its the days that she has seen the bear that she marks with an X.
8. My reaction is a very sad one. I think its sad how the bear died slowly. I dont think the bear had any intentions on hurting her at all.
1. I imagine the scene of a boyfriend and girlfriend kissing. At the end of the first line its a tone of seperation and sadness
2. His tone becomes more pure and the words "cleanly" and "free" suggests this.
3. There is a lot of repition because its a main point that the author is trying to get across. Theres an extreme decleration to clearly emphasize the couple is over and done with.
4. I would feel happy because it we meet again there is a chance something could develop
5. My view changed because it makes it much more sad that the love is portrayed as a dieing person and will never come back
6. The "you" is the authors significant other. The clues that suggest this are "cancel all our vows" and "loves latest breath".
7. It affects my response because i didnt know there was another person in the picture. I thought these two people in the poem were two lovers and didnt have a significant other.
Pg. 100
1.It brings to my mind a nice summer day sitting ourside with the sun shining and warm weather. Yes i can imagine myself in a similar scene. I would feel relaxed. I thought it was kind of awkward how she was the dog's protector.
2. Yes 3-6 does alter the mood. Instead of being calm and relexed its more of a jumpy/scary mood because bears and wolves are two scary animals.
3. The line, "her hands lift to cover her breasts" suggests she is in fear or shocked.
4. It made me feel that she loves bears and cares for them very much
5. It affects my response to the bears appearance because the bear might not look so scary after all. The bear being a him and not an it makes the bear seem more like a person and not an animal.
6 The readers sense of danger builds because it shows the fiercness of bears and how strong and powerful they can be.
7. Yes i believe the mark of an X on her calendar has to do with the bear. Its the days that she has seen the bear that she marks with an X.
8. My reaction is a very sad one. I think its sad how the bear died slowly. I dont think the bear had any intentions on hurting her at all.
questions (cont.)
1. After reading the first line, I imagine that two people are breaking up because of the "kiss and part" at the end of the line. The tone seems to be a helpless and sad one because the poem says that they only break up because they can't get help for their relationship.
2. The next three lines give off a more proud and independent tone. When he talks about being free and that this persons spouse can get no more from them... maybe because they were using them. He also states that he is glad with all his heart but that could also be the narrator trying to convince them self of it also. Maybe the narrator really doesn't want to leave their spouse but has no control over it.
3. Again I feel that the narrator is trying to convince them self that this is a good thing and that it would be great to be independent again. However, The narrator probably still loves their spouse but either they are going to die or have no control over where they are going. The narrator simply uses this line to show that they never want to see their spouse again because it makes him sad.
4. Actually it seems like maybe the spouse is dying... This would explain the line better. The narrator is so sad that their spouse is dying that they want to forget them but at the same time, they love them and still want a memory of them together. If that was said to me, I would be a little depressed...
5. The narrator is saying that even though their relationship is looking very grim, that maybe it can still be salvaged one day if their spouse does so choose to fix them self up a bit. However, t is a very depressing way to look at the whole thing.
6. You is maybe dying, maybe not. Also you seems to have a bad personality and doesn't treat the narrator like he or she would like to be treated. The narrator seems so happy to be breaking it off that i cant imagine that their spouse was any kind of a good person. However, the narrator could have seen a glimpse of good in them because they still think that their spouse can be good again as seen in the last line.
7. Maybe the whole thing was about losing her as a potential wife and gaining her as a friend. Everyone goes through that time when they like someone but that someone doesn't like them back... it hurts. This whole thing could be about his struggle to get over her and to just accept being a great friend for her.
2. The next three lines give off a more proud and independent tone. When he talks about being free and that this persons spouse can get no more from them... maybe because they were using them. He also states that he is glad with all his heart but that could also be the narrator trying to convince them self of it also. Maybe the narrator really doesn't want to leave their spouse but has no control over it.
3. Again I feel that the narrator is trying to convince them self that this is a good thing and that it would be great to be independent again. However, The narrator probably still loves their spouse but either they are going to die or have no control over where they are going. The narrator simply uses this line to show that they never want to see their spouse again because it makes him sad.
4. Actually it seems like maybe the spouse is dying... This would explain the line better. The narrator is so sad that their spouse is dying that they want to forget them but at the same time, they love them and still want a memory of them together. If that was said to me, I would be a little depressed...
5. The narrator is saying that even though their relationship is looking very grim, that maybe it can still be salvaged one day if their spouse does so choose to fix them self up a bit. However, t is a very depressing way to look at the whole thing.
6. You is maybe dying, maybe not. Also you seems to have a bad personality and doesn't treat the narrator like he or she would like to be treated. The narrator seems so happy to be breaking it off that i cant imagine that their spouse was any kind of a good person. However, the narrator could have seen a glimpse of good in them because they still think that their spouse can be good again as seen in the last line.
7. Maybe the whole thing was about losing her as a potential wife and gaining her as a friend. Everyone goes through that time when they like someone but that someone doesn't like them back... it hurts. This whole thing could be about his struggle to get over her and to just accept being a great friend for her.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Pgs. 88 - 94
Pg. 89
1.) As I read the first line, I imagine a person dying in the arms of another. At the end of the first line, I imagine the speaker is using a sad tone.
2.) After reading lines 2 - 4 I now perceive the speaker's tone as more happy now, and maybe sarcastic. The words "cleanly" and "free" suggest the speaker has a clear conscious and has nothing holding him back.
3.) The repetition is used because the speaker is happy about his decision and wants to make his point proven. The extreme declaration that not "one jot of former love" should remain is used because the speaker wants to pretend like the love never existed, and to not recall any pain or sorrow there might have been during the relationship.
4.) After line 8, I would feel a bit broken hearted. To be wanted to be forgotten by somebody would be quite depressing.
5.) My view of the relationship changes in the last six lines in that there was happiness in the relationship, bu now it is diminishing, or dying. Presenting "Love" as a dying person shows me that the speaker's love was not "undying," or he doesn't feel as strongly anymore.
6.) This "you" is the speaker's former lover. Clues that the poem gives about the character of "you" is that the speaker refers to "us" and "our." This suggests that the poem was intended for the former lover.
7.) The information affects my response to the poem in that the poem was probably written for Anne Goodere. After she married someone else, he may have wrote the poem as a reassurance to himself that their former relationship was now over. He might not have wanted to remember anything about it.
Pg. 94
1.) The associations the first two paragraphs bring to my mind are of relaxing and taking time to enjoy life. I can imagine myself in a similar scene, where I would feel very comfortable. The suggestion that she ended up more the dog's protector "than the other way around" makes me believe that the dog was either small, and/or skittish .
2.) Paragraphs 3 - 6 do alter the mood created by the first two paragraphs because it sets a scene of wild animals, rather than domesticated like the dog.
3.) The sentence, "Her hands lift to cover her breasts," suggests that she might be fragile, or maybe she just froze in fear. I expected her to get mauled by the bear here.
4.) Paragraphs 12 - 16 affect the reader's understanding of her attitude towards bears because they suggest that she has a love for bears.
5.) The construction of her porch, and the movement of her sofa onto the porch helped me imagine the bear as irritated and angry that she was moving into his territory. The bear's smell further influences the "beast" that I imagined the bear to be. As for the gender, I would assume that a female bear might be more territorial than a male bear.
6.) The reader's sense of danger builds in the seventh section because it displays the ferocity that bears can show.
7.) The summer days might be marked with an X because this might be the time in which she had sighted he bear, or is when the bear is out versus the winter when the bear would be hibernating.
8.) During paragraphs 32 - 41, I was surprised how well she handled the situation. I thought she might have freaked out, causing the bear to go into a frenzy. But she managed to take down the bear once and for all, despite the suffering the bear received due to her poor accuracy. But better the bear than her suffering from deep gashes from the bear's claws, I suppose.
9.) I didn't find the final sentence surprising. She obviously wants the claws as a sort of trophy, however I wonder why she doesn't just take the claws right away instead of waiting until the next summer.
1.) As I read the first line, I imagine a person dying in the arms of another. At the end of the first line, I imagine the speaker is using a sad tone.
2.) After reading lines 2 - 4 I now perceive the speaker's tone as more happy now, and maybe sarcastic. The words "cleanly" and "free" suggest the speaker has a clear conscious and has nothing holding him back.
3.) The repetition is used because the speaker is happy about his decision and wants to make his point proven. The extreme declaration that not "one jot of former love" should remain is used because the speaker wants to pretend like the love never existed, and to not recall any pain or sorrow there might have been during the relationship.
4.) After line 8, I would feel a bit broken hearted. To be wanted to be forgotten by somebody would be quite depressing.
5.) My view of the relationship changes in the last six lines in that there was happiness in the relationship, bu now it is diminishing, or dying. Presenting "Love" as a dying person shows me that the speaker's love was not "undying," or he doesn't feel as strongly anymore.
6.) This "you" is the speaker's former lover. Clues that the poem gives about the character of "you" is that the speaker refers to "us" and "our." This suggests that the poem was intended for the former lover.
7.) The information affects my response to the poem in that the poem was probably written for Anne Goodere. After she married someone else, he may have wrote the poem as a reassurance to himself that their former relationship was now over. He might not have wanted to remember anything about it.
Pg. 94
1.) The associations the first two paragraphs bring to my mind are of relaxing and taking time to enjoy life. I can imagine myself in a similar scene, where I would feel very comfortable. The suggestion that she ended up more the dog's protector "than the other way around" makes me believe that the dog was either small, and/or skittish .
2.) Paragraphs 3 - 6 do alter the mood created by the first two paragraphs because it sets a scene of wild animals, rather than domesticated like the dog.
3.) The sentence, "Her hands lift to cover her breasts," suggests that she might be fragile, or maybe she just froze in fear. I expected her to get mauled by the bear here.
4.) Paragraphs 12 - 16 affect the reader's understanding of her attitude towards bears because they suggest that she has a love for bears.
5.) The construction of her porch, and the movement of her sofa onto the porch helped me imagine the bear as irritated and angry that she was moving into his territory. The bear's smell further influences the "beast" that I imagined the bear to be. As for the gender, I would assume that a female bear might be more territorial than a male bear.
6.) The reader's sense of danger builds in the seventh section because it displays the ferocity that bears can show.
7.) The summer days might be marked with an X because this might be the time in which she had sighted he bear, or is when the bear is out versus the winter when the bear would be hibernating.
8.) During paragraphs 32 - 41, I was surprised how well she handled the situation. I thought she might have freaked out, causing the bear to go into a frenzy. But she managed to take down the bear once and for all, despite the suffering the bear received due to her poor accuracy. But better the bear than her suffering from deep gashes from the bear's claws, I suppose.
9.) I didn't find the final sentence surprising. She obviously wants the claws as a sort of trophy, however I wonder why she doesn't just take the claws right away instead of waiting until the next summer.
page 88-94
page 89
1. I imagine a scene with two people ending their relationship. hopefully in a postive manner, with a kiss and a simple part of ways. Tone is calm, and relaxing as if the author is ready for this breakup.
2. The speaker seems to be sure of his decision, has an optimistic view towards the part. The words 'cleanly' and 'free' simply support his decision making, that this is the right thing to do.
3. The speaker using this repetition probably to convince himself that the decision he is making is the right one.
4. I'd feel like crap. as if the relationship wasn't worth anything. maybe just a big waste of time.
5. The last six lines make the love that they might have shared at one point look all deathly and intense. The love was clearly suffering at this point and the relationship couldnt go on any longer.
6. The 'you' in the poem has got to be his ex-lover. The speaker talks of vows and all clues that relate to some type of relationship.
7. I feel the poem was definitely about his ex-girlfriend, probably to try to get over her and move on, even though he really didn't.
page 93-94
1. I imagine a relaxing place, quiet and calm. I'd feel free and chill out, enjoy the great outdoors on my hammock. I'd want the dog there for my protection, but I think i could make in on my own, even protecting the dog too.
2. The mood changed from more of a relaxed quiet feel to a Zoo-like atmosphere. Literally describing a zoo and all the aminals in it.
3. I feel she grabs her heart because she felt a sense of danger. Immediately reaches for her heart because it starts beating faster.
4. Her originally feeling towards bears, was I thought more of a loving feeling, but things seemed to change when she lost her own bear. Perhaps she feels if she can't have her bear, no other bear deserves to live.
5. She built the porch to feel more protected from the bear. That nasty smells just strengthens her hatred to him. And is a good warning sign to let her know when the bear is around. The Bear is refered to as a him probably because males are scarier and more intimidating, and thats immidiately what she thinks of.
6. The readers sense of danger increasing because of the stories of crazy bear attacks and proves how dangerous bears can be.
7. She marks the summer months with an X probably because thats when the bear does his attacking and its not the most pleasant time.
8. paragraphs 32-41 were intense. She turnes into this bear fighting machine and shoots and kills the bear. Kind of a slow and nasty looking scene. I personally would b terrified go against a bear.
9. It didn't neccesarily surprise me, but I definitely now know that this girl is out of her mind. Thats the wierdest thing I've ever heard.
1. I imagine a scene with two people ending their relationship. hopefully in a postive manner, with a kiss and a simple part of ways. Tone is calm, and relaxing as if the author is ready for this breakup.
2. The speaker seems to be sure of his decision, has an optimistic view towards the part. The words 'cleanly' and 'free' simply support his decision making, that this is the right thing to do.
3. The speaker using this repetition probably to convince himself that the decision he is making is the right one.
4. I'd feel like crap. as if the relationship wasn't worth anything. maybe just a big waste of time.
5. The last six lines make the love that they might have shared at one point look all deathly and intense. The love was clearly suffering at this point and the relationship couldnt go on any longer.
6. The 'you' in the poem has got to be his ex-lover. The speaker talks of vows and all clues that relate to some type of relationship.
7. I feel the poem was definitely about his ex-girlfriend, probably to try to get over her and move on, even though he really didn't.
page 93-94
1. I imagine a relaxing place, quiet and calm. I'd feel free and chill out, enjoy the great outdoors on my hammock. I'd want the dog there for my protection, but I think i could make in on my own, even protecting the dog too.
2. The mood changed from more of a relaxed quiet feel to a Zoo-like atmosphere. Literally describing a zoo and all the aminals in it.
3. I feel she grabs her heart because she felt a sense of danger. Immediately reaches for her heart because it starts beating faster.
4. Her originally feeling towards bears, was I thought more of a loving feeling, but things seemed to change when she lost her own bear. Perhaps she feels if she can't have her bear, no other bear deserves to live.
5. She built the porch to feel more protected from the bear. That nasty smells just strengthens her hatred to him. And is a good warning sign to let her know when the bear is around. The Bear is refered to as a him probably because males are scarier and more intimidating, and thats immidiately what she thinks of.
6. The readers sense of danger increasing because of the stories of crazy bear attacks and proves how dangerous bears can be.
7. She marks the summer months with an X probably because thats when the bear does his attacking and its not the most pleasant time.
8. paragraphs 32-41 were intense. She turnes into this bear fighting machine and shoots and kills the bear. Kind of a slow and nasty looking scene. I personally would b terrified go against a bear.
9. It didn't neccesarily surprise me, but I definitely now know that this girl is out of her mind. Thats the wierdest thing I've ever heard.
questions
pg. 96
1. When I read the first line I imagined two people having one last kiss, before they went their different ways. I think the tone that the writer uses in that line was a very sad and heartbroken tone.
2. As I read the next three lines I saw the writer use a different tone, one that seemed like he was happy he wasn't seeing his lover anymore, becuase he uses the words "cleanly" and "free" as if once he said goodbye to this person he would live freely without anyone being a burden to him.
3.The speaker keeps repeating that the lovers should break it off because he is tring to convince the reader that there is no love left at all between them and by using the phrase, "not one jot of former love should remain", he is reinforcing that idea.
4. If I were the one being addressed in this poem, after I read line 8 i would be kind of angery at the writer for repeating the fact that the writer does not feel any resent for breaking it off.
5. My veiw of the relationship after I finished the poem was that they must of had a good one, but it eventually got dull and their love started to slowly die, like someone on their death bed.
6. I think the "you" in this poem is the person he used to love, and I know this becuase he uses words like "us" and "our".
7. Knowing this information chnaged my view of the poem becuase now I think that he was pretending that they were lovers and they broke it off, to make himself feel better about himself, becuase she married someone else.
pg. 100
1. The first two paragraphs brings to my mind a happy scene in the summer that takes place in a yard with a little girl laying in a hammock and a dog lying next to her. I could imagine myself in a similar scence and I would feel pretty stress free. When the writer suggest that the girl is more the dogs protector then the other way around I feel like the dog is lazy and a small dog.
2. Paragraphs 3-6 slightly change the mood of the poem because it introduced some wild animals that present a more ominous feeling in the poem.
3. This sentence tells me that the girl was scared when she first saw the bear, becuase it spooked her and she was not expecting it.
4. Paragraphs 12-16 shows that the girl likes bears, becuase she has a teddy bear that she sleeps with and doesnt like to be without.
5. The bear appears more mean becuase he destroys the sofa on the porch, which represents a cozy setting. Whether the bear was a he or she, it did not effect my attitude towards the bear.
6. As the reader reads the seventh section they relize how dangerous and powerful bears are, becuase it tells how one sweep of the bears paw can split a skull open and how bears have attacked and killed humans unmercingly.
7. I think the summer days marked with an X are the days she expects to see the bear and to be prepared to defend herself incase the bear attacks her.
8. When I read lines 32-41 I was shocked that the girl actually shot and killed the bear, and it was not a clean kill in any matter, becuase the bear died slowly and painfully. At one point I felt bad for the bear becuase it was experiancing so much pain as it was dying.
9. The last line does not surprise me very much because she is going to take the bears claws, as proof that she killed the bear. The claws will also act as a symbol which will symbolize the bear and she will always keep it cose to her.
1. When I read the first line I imagined two people having one last kiss, before they went their different ways. I think the tone that the writer uses in that line was a very sad and heartbroken tone.
2. As I read the next three lines I saw the writer use a different tone, one that seemed like he was happy he wasn't seeing his lover anymore, becuase he uses the words "cleanly" and "free" as if once he said goodbye to this person he would live freely without anyone being a burden to him.
3.The speaker keeps repeating that the lovers should break it off because he is tring to convince the reader that there is no love left at all between them and by using the phrase, "not one jot of former love should remain", he is reinforcing that idea.
4. If I were the one being addressed in this poem, after I read line 8 i would be kind of angery at the writer for repeating the fact that the writer does not feel any resent for breaking it off.
5. My veiw of the relationship after I finished the poem was that they must of had a good one, but it eventually got dull and their love started to slowly die, like someone on their death bed.
6. I think the "you" in this poem is the person he used to love, and I know this becuase he uses words like "us" and "our".
7. Knowing this information chnaged my view of the poem becuase now I think that he was pretending that they were lovers and they broke it off, to make himself feel better about himself, becuase she married someone else.
pg. 100
1. The first two paragraphs brings to my mind a happy scene in the summer that takes place in a yard with a little girl laying in a hammock and a dog lying next to her. I could imagine myself in a similar scence and I would feel pretty stress free. When the writer suggest that the girl is more the dogs protector then the other way around I feel like the dog is lazy and a small dog.
2. Paragraphs 3-6 slightly change the mood of the poem because it introduced some wild animals that present a more ominous feeling in the poem.
3. This sentence tells me that the girl was scared when she first saw the bear, becuase it spooked her and she was not expecting it.
4. Paragraphs 12-16 shows that the girl likes bears, becuase she has a teddy bear that she sleeps with and doesnt like to be without.
5. The bear appears more mean becuase he destroys the sofa on the porch, which represents a cozy setting. Whether the bear was a he or she, it did not effect my attitude towards the bear.
6. As the reader reads the seventh section they relize how dangerous and powerful bears are, becuase it tells how one sweep of the bears paw can split a skull open and how bears have attacked and killed humans unmercingly.
7. I think the summer days marked with an X are the days she expects to see the bear and to be prepared to defend herself incase the bear attacks her.
8. When I read lines 32-41 I was shocked that the girl actually shot and killed the bear, and it was not a clean kill in any matter, becuase the bear died slowly and painfully. At one point I felt bad for the bear becuase it was experiancing so much pain as it was dying.
9. The last line does not surprise me very much because she is going to take the bears claws, as proof that she killed the bear. The claws will also act as a symbol which will symbolize the bear and she will always keep it cose to her.
Questions page 89 and 93-94
Page 89
1. Reading the first line, I imagine two lovers, one or both of which is dying soon. They may be breaking up or parting ways. At the end of the first line, the speaker's tone seems to be sad and that of a realization that whatever is going on might be for the best.
2. The speaker's tone in lines 2-4 sound as he is angry and purposely speaking to someone in a hurtful way. The words "cleanly" and "freely" suggest that the speaker is glad to not have whatever burden he had. As if he is washing his hands of something or someone.
3. I think that the speaker doesn't actually want to break up and all the repetition is a way for him to try to convince himself that they should break up. When he declares that not "one jot of former love" should remain he is trying to take a stand, be strong, and convince both himself and his lover that they need to break up and forget about each other.
4. If I was the person being addressed in this poem, I would feel sad and betrayed that the person that I love wants to stop loving me.
5. In the last six lines, you kind of feel bad that this couple is ending their relationship. Presenting "Love" as a dying person shows that the love that this couple have for each other is real. By representing it as a dying person who recovers, it is a romantic symbol and emotionally moving.
6. The "you" in the poem is the speaker's significant other. The speaker says "let us kiss and part," "you get no more from me," "cancel all our vows," "when we meet," and "either of our brows." All of these quotes from the speaker include another person, who seems to be his girlfriend.
7. The information about Michael Drayton's love for Anne Goodere brings this poem to life. Now that we know of Drayton's life, we can see that he is the speaker in the poem. Your heart goes out to him and you feel bad that he didn't end up with his love, Anne Goodere.
Pages 93-94
1. When I read the first two paragraphs, I thought of summers with my elementary school friends. We would go swimming, play, and lie in the hammock for hours. I've never had a dog so I wouldn't know about the protective relationship between an owner and her dog.
2. Paragraphs 3-6 change the mood from a relaxed, summery, sunbathing mood to a timid, unsafe wilderness mood. The third section creates the contrasting mood of a hard working, independent woman, relaxing, but then frightened by a bear.
3. The sentence "Her hands lift to cover her breasts" make the woman looks dainty and fragile. I expected a knight in shining armor to protect her from this beast.
4. Paragraphs 12-16 show the reader that she has a soft spot for bears because she had one as a child and her mother threw it away and burnt it in the incinerator.
5. The fact that this woman is building her own porch leads the reader to believe that she is a strong, independent woman and the fact that she puts her couch outside on the porch shows that she likes the outdoors and is not threatened by the wildlife. The woman says that the bear smelt terrible and rancid, which leads me to believe that the bear is a bad character in the story. The bear's sex may make up for the fact that there isn't a dominant male in the story or in the woman's life.
6. The men in the different cutlers described are the ones that hunt to bear and it leads the reader to believe that the woman will not be able to handle the bear if need be.
7. Bears hibernate in the winter so the woman may be counting down the days until the bears go back into hibernation for the winter. This would be when they are not a threat to her.
8. I could definitely believe that this woman had the power to kill the bear because all through out the story, she was a really independent and strong woman, but I felt bad that it took so long to kill it and that he suffered so much.
9. I think that the final sentence is a little surprising because it confused me a little. I don't understand if she wants the claws as a souvenir or as something to honor the bear.
1. Reading the first line, I imagine two lovers, one or both of which is dying soon. They may be breaking up or parting ways. At the end of the first line, the speaker's tone seems to be sad and that of a realization that whatever is going on might be for the best.
2. The speaker's tone in lines 2-4 sound as he is angry and purposely speaking to someone in a hurtful way. The words "cleanly" and "freely" suggest that the speaker is glad to not have whatever burden he had. As if he is washing his hands of something or someone.
3. I think that the speaker doesn't actually want to break up and all the repetition is a way for him to try to convince himself that they should break up. When he declares that not "one jot of former love" should remain he is trying to take a stand, be strong, and convince both himself and his lover that they need to break up and forget about each other.
4. If I was the person being addressed in this poem, I would feel sad and betrayed that the person that I love wants to stop loving me.
5. In the last six lines, you kind of feel bad that this couple is ending their relationship. Presenting "Love" as a dying person shows that the love that this couple have for each other is real. By representing it as a dying person who recovers, it is a romantic symbol and emotionally moving.
6. The "you" in the poem is the speaker's significant other. The speaker says "let us kiss and part," "you get no more from me," "cancel all our vows," "when we meet," and "either of our brows." All of these quotes from the speaker include another person, who seems to be his girlfriend.
7. The information about Michael Drayton's love for Anne Goodere brings this poem to life. Now that we know of Drayton's life, we can see that he is the speaker in the poem. Your heart goes out to him and you feel bad that he didn't end up with his love, Anne Goodere.
Pages 93-94
1. When I read the first two paragraphs, I thought of summers with my elementary school friends. We would go swimming, play, and lie in the hammock for hours. I've never had a dog so I wouldn't know about the protective relationship between an owner and her dog.
2. Paragraphs 3-6 change the mood from a relaxed, summery, sunbathing mood to a timid, unsafe wilderness mood. The third section creates the contrasting mood of a hard working, independent woman, relaxing, but then frightened by a bear.
3. The sentence "Her hands lift to cover her breasts" make the woman looks dainty and fragile. I expected a knight in shining armor to protect her from this beast.
4. Paragraphs 12-16 show the reader that she has a soft spot for bears because she had one as a child and her mother threw it away and burnt it in the incinerator.
5. The fact that this woman is building her own porch leads the reader to believe that she is a strong, independent woman and the fact that she puts her couch outside on the porch shows that she likes the outdoors and is not threatened by the wildlife. The woman says that the bear smelt terrible and rancid, which leads me to believe that the bear is a bad character in the story. The bear's sex may make up for the fact that there isn't a dominant male in the story or in the woman's life.
6. The men in the different cutlers described are the ones that hunt to bear and it leads the reader to believe that the woman will not be able to handle the bear if need be.
7. Bears hibernate in the winter so the woman may be counting down the days until the bears go back into hibernation for the winter. This would be when they are not a threat to her.
8. I could definitely believe that this woman had the power to kill the bear because all through out the story, she was a really independent and strong woman, but I felt bad that it took so long to kill it and that he suffered so much.
9. I think that the final sentence is a little surprising because it confused me a little. I don't understand if she wants the claws as a souvenir or as something to honor the bear.
Questions p. 89, 93-94
P. 89
1) I picture a scene of two people parting ways after a long relationship. The tone that the speaker is using seems like they are almost giving up on the other person.
2) The next couple fo lines sugests that the tone is somewhat negative and regretful. The words cleanly and free are giving the speaker hope.
3) The idea of repatition is to make sure that the speaker is letting the reader fully understand their statement.
4) If this poem was written towards me it would not make me feel good about myself or about the past relationship with the speaker.
5) The last six lines change my views about relationships becuase it makes it seem like the thing that the people in this particular relationship is dying.
6) The poem is directed towards "you". I believe that the "you" can represent anyone going through similar struggles that the author is going through.
7) This explanation does not affect my responce to the poem however it does clarify the poem overall.
P. 93-94
1) I cannot picture myself in a simlar scene because I am not really an animal person and I do not have a dog. I was confused at what the dog was growling at. She is the dogs protector becuase she is it's owner and friend.
2) The mood changes to a darker mood by mentioning new animals. To me, a dog is a more friendly and happy animal and wolves seem like less friendly and darker animals, even though they are kept in a zoo in the scene.
3)This sentence creates the expectation that she is attempting to cover heself with only her hands.
4) These paragraphs explain her former relaitonships with bears so now the reader will understand.
5) The movement of the sofa onto the porch makes the bears appearence seem more realistic. The bears sex allows the reader to understand that the bear is not an "it" the bear is real to her.
6)The fear of danger builds becuase this part of the reading shows that something could possibly happen to the bear.
7)The summer days are marked with an x becuase that is when bears can be scene.
8) I did not predict the ending would turn out so violently at the end of this reading becuase at the beginning everything was happier.
9) The final sentence was more emotional than i had anticiapted however it is very symbolic and meaningful.
1) I picture a scene of two people parting ways after a long relationship. The tone that the speaker is using seems like they are almost giving up on the other person.
2) The next couple fo lines sugests that the tone is somewhat negative and regretful. The words cleanly and free are giving the speaker hope.
3) The idea of repatition is to make sure that the speaker is letting the reader fully understand their statement.
4) If this poem was written towards me it would not make me feel good about myself or about the past relationship with the speaker.
5) The last six lines change my views about relationships becuase it makes it seem like the thing that the people in this particular relationship is dying.
6) The poem is directed towards "you". I believe that the "you" can represent anyone going through similar struggles that the author is going through.
7) This explanation does not affect my responce to the poem however it does clarify the poem overall.
P. 93-94
1) I cannot picture myself in a simlar scene because I am not really an animal person and I do not have a dog. I was confused at what the dog was growling at. She is the dogs protector becuase she is it's owner and friend.
2) The mood changes to a darker mood by mentioning new animals. To me, a dog is a more friendly and happy animal and wolves seem like less friendly and darker animals, even though they are kept in a zoo in the scene.
3)This sentence creates the expectation that she is attempting to cover heself with only her hands.
4) These paragraphs explain her former relaitonships with bears so now the reader will understand.
5) The movement of the sofa onto the porch makes the bears appearence seem more realistic. The bears sex allows the reader to understand that the bear is not an "it" the bear is real to her.
6)The fear of danger builds becuase this part of the reading shows that something could possibly happen to the bear.
7)The summer days are marked with an x becuase that is when bears can be scene.
8) I did not predict the ending would turn out so violently at the end of this reading becuase at the beginning everything was happier.
9) The final sentence was more emotional than i had anticiapted however it is very symbolic and meaningful.
Answers from pgs 88-94
Pg. 89
1.) What I imagine when I read the first line is a man and a woman after they just got into a fight and they are about to break up. The man wants one last kiss before they leave and never see each other again. The speaker's tone is of accepting and realizing that it would be best for them to break up.
2.) In lines 2-4 the speaker seemed to be sure of his decision about breaking up and the words "Cleanly and free" suggest the tone of assurance and that this is his definite decision and what he really wants to do.
3.) The author repeats often to let the reader know how he feels about the whole situation. He says that there should be no love remaining because he feels that it is better for the both of them if they went their seperate ways. On the other hand he could be repeating it to try to convince himself that this really is the right decision.
4.)I would feel as if the whole relationship was not even worth it , like he never really did love me anyways. After that line I would agree right then to end the relationship.
5.) The last six lines makes the relationship seem like there was love at one time but now it is gone. Presenting "love" as a dying person seems like the love is ending like a life is ending. The love was suffering and now it was time to end.
6.) I beleive that the"you" in this poem is the person who he once was in love with and now is falling out of love with. The clues in the poem lead me to believe that the "you" character drove the author away by doing something to him.
7.) I think that he wrote this poem to get over her and it also shows me that maybe she was the one who oringnally wanted to end the relationship.
Pgs 93-94
1.)The first two paragraphs lead me to believe that the hammock is a place where a girl and her dog go. It seems to be a place where she takes the dog and the dog would get scared and startled by what is around him. She makes it known that at this place she is more the protector then the dog. him. I could see my self in this situation but i might not be so comfortable if I had to be the protector and my dog was not able to protect me.
2.)Yes paragraphs 3-6 alter the mood made by the first two paragraphs because the tone went from going to a nice place to literally a zoo which changes the mood and creates more of an uproar and changes the characters mood.
3.) The line "Her hands lift to cover her breast" makes me think about her trying to protect herself. When someone lifts and puts their hands on their chest it is usually a reaction that they are either shocked at somthing or scared of whats going to happen. I was thinking that her hands were across her breast as a reaction to being shocked or scared.
4.) The paragraphs talk about how much she loved her bear stuffed animal but her mother threw it out. One reason why she might have wanted to kill the bear would be because she could never have her stuffed animal.She wanted to kill the bear because it reminded her of her stuffed bear tha she use to love. These paragraph show us how much she cared for her bear.
5.) Her movement of the sofa on the porch makes it seem like the bear wasnt big and scary enough for her to not be on her porch. The smell of the fresh paint might be a reason the bear would stay away.
6.)In the seventh section, the readers sense of danger starts to build because we are told about all the bad things that the bears have done and destroyed. We are told about the killings and this creates a creepy and scary tone for the readers.
7.) In this story she marks the summer days with X's because those are they days she wants to forget. The X's stand for all the bad times she had and wished never happened. In the summer she use to visit her aunt and all the noises from the animals around her use to keep her awake at night.
8.) My first reaction was that i was scared for her. When she only wounded him and she couldnt get a good shot i was nervous that somthing bad was going to happen to her.
9.) In a way i found it surprising that next summer she went to dig up the claws because it did not seem like somthing she would do. I think she did it because she felt accomplished for killing the bear and wanted to see her success. It was like she was honoring herself for doing somthing good.
1.) What I imagine when I read the first line is a man and a woman after they just got into a fight and they are about to break up. The man wants one last kiss before they leave and never see each other again. The speaker's tone is of accepting and realizing that it would be best for them to break up.
2.) In lines 2-4 the speaker seemed to be sure of his decision about breaking up and the words "Cleanly and free" suggest the tone of assurance and that this is his definite decision and what he really wants to do.
3.) The author repeats often to let the reader know how he feels about the whole situation. He says that there should be no love remaining because he feels that it is better for the both of them if they went their seperate ways. On the other hand he could be repeating it to try to convince himself that this really is the right decision.
4.)I would feel as if the whole relationship was not even worth it , like he never really did love me anyways. After that line I would agree right then to end the relationship.
5.) The last six lines makes the relationship seem like there was love at one time but now it is gone. Presenting "love" as a dying person seems like the love is ending like a life is ending. The love was suffering and now it was time to end.
6.) I beleive that the"you" in this poem is the person who he once was in love with and now is falling out of love with. The clues in the poem lead me to believe that the "you" character drove the author away by doing something to him.
7.) I think that he wrote this poem to get over her and it also shows me that maybe she was the one who oringnally wanted to end the relationship.
Pgs 93-94
1.)The first two paragraphs lead me to believe that the hammock is a place where a girl and her dog go. It seems to be a place where she takes the dog and the dog would get scared and startled by what is around him. She makes it known that at this place she is more the protector then the dog. him. I could see my self in this situation but i might not be so comfortable if I had to be the protector and my dog was not able to protect me.
2.)Yes paragraphs 3-6 alter the mood made by the first two paragraphs because the tone went from going to a nice place to literally a zoo which changes the mood and creates more of an uproar and changes the characters mood.
3.) The line "Her hands lift to cover her breast" makes me think about her trying to protect herself. When someone lifts and puts their hands on their chest it is usually a reaction that they are either shocked at somthing or scared of whats going to happen. I was thinking that her hands were across her breast as a reaction to being shocked or scared.
4.) The paragraphs talk about how much she loved her bear stuffed animal but her mother threw it out. One reason why she might have wanted to kill the bear would be because she could never have her stuffed animal.She wanted to kill the bear because it reminded her of her stuffed bear tha she use to love. These paragraph show us how much she cared for her bear.
5.) Her movement of the sofa on the porch makes it seem like the bear wasnt big and scary enough for her to not be on her porch. The smell of the fresh paint might be a reason the bear would stay away.
6.)In the seventh section, the readers sense of danger starts to build because we are told about all the bad things that the bears have done and destroyed. We are told about the killings and this creates a creepy and scary tone for the readers.
7.) In this story she marks the summer days with X's because those are they days she wants to forget. The X's stand for all the bad times she had and wished never happened. In the summer she use to visit her aunt and all the noises from the animals around her use to keep her awake at night.
8.) My first reaction was that i was scared for her. When she only wounded him and she couldnt get a good shot i was nervous that somthing bad was going to happen to her.
9.) In a way i found it surprising that next summer she went to dig up the claws because it did not seem like somthing she would do. I think she did it because she felt accomplished for killing the bear and wanted to see her success. It was like she was honoring herself for doing somthing good.
ANSWERS FOR QUESTIONS ON PAGE 88-94
1) I see two lovers saying goodbye for the last time. The tone is kind of sad
2) Yes, as you read further the mood changes to relief. It seems like the speaker wanted out of the relationship.
3) The speaker keeps repeating this because he is trying to get used to the new feelings and is not used to it, and is trying to convincee himself its over.
4) I would feel betrayed as if there was never love at all.
5) The last 6 lines makes it seem like the relationship was never all that bad but still had small troubles.
6) The "you" in the poem is the person who the poem was written too.
7)This information makes it seem like the guy was a little too obsessed with his former love and this poem was him trying to make it seem reel in his mind because nothing else was working.
1) The first paragraph reminds me of family vacations i used to go on where we would go camping. i feel like the dog could be more of an indoor dog and the lady is more used to the wilderness so she is more of the protector.
2) paragraphs 3-6 make the mood more tense and frightened compared to the relaxed tone of paragraphs 1-2.
3) the statement makes the suspense build up and makes me wait fir something bad to happen. that is natural reaction for a person to cover up when scared or worried.
4) paragraphs 12-16 show that bears are something that used to be very close to her but not as much at this point.
5)the construction of the porch and movement of the sofa out there is to get her closer to nature and further from the smell of the bear possibly. the bear might be "him" because she has no man in her life.
6) all of the stories about bears bring about death which makes you think of this bear as a sign of death.
7) there is an X on summer days because the bears are not hibernating.
8) in paragraphs 32-41 it was frightening to have the bear going after her and reliving to see her kill the bear.
9) no because of her obsession with bears throughout the whole story
questions on page 100-101
1. I can definitely imagine myself in a similar position. I have a dog and i feel that she is just as stupid as the dog described in the story. She has no idea what she is barking at. If anything within 100 miles (a little exaggeration) makes a noise, she is running frantically around the house barking. I disagree with that statement. She may have looked after him in terms of food and water but in terms of fending off an attacker or animal, her dog would have most likely done anything he could to protect her.
2. Those four paragraphs set a much more negative tone on the story. It talked about a bear next to a "dead tree". This along with the title of the story hint that she is going to kill the bear. The third section creates a much more depressing tone when talking about how her stuffed bear was taken away from her. This seems to be related to the bear that comes back to her throughout the story.
3. I think that she does this because it makes her think about her old stuffed bear and how sad she got when it was taken away from her. So this was a symbol for the pain she felt at that time.
4. These paragraphs show how now she feels sad whenever she is around bears. The traumatizing memory of her mother destroying her bear makes her very sensitive to any type of bear that she sees. Perhaps she feels almost guilty for being around bears afterwards because she knows she shouldn't have one. So the reason she killed the bear was because she didn't think it was okay for a grownup to have.
5. She built the porch to feel protected when she's outside. The couch is just to sit on on the porch. She feels that this way, the bear can't get to her anymore and she won't have to think about it. She smells the bear but it becomes a bad smell because she knows that it is the bear and the fact that she has a negative opinion towards the bear make the bear smell bad to her. The fact that the bear is a him shows her insecurity towards males. Her father could have left her and her mother which is why only her mother is mentioned in the story. So she hates the bear because of her father.
6. In the sixth section, stories are told in which the bear is held as equal to human or as a good and positive thing. However in the seventh section, the bear is a vicious animal who destroys anyone or anything that gets in its way. This shows a shift in the girls opinion of the bear from honorable to destructive.
7. The summer was when she sat outside with her dog everyday on her hammock. When her dog passed, she must have gotten a negative of summer as well. So she marked summer days with X's to represent how she feels sad about summer time and not being with her dog.
8. In these paragraphs she turns into an emotionless monster. She kills the bear while he moans and slowly dies of pain. She stated how she didn't want him to die slowly yet she left him to die on his own until morning when he finally passed of blood loss. She then proceeded to bury him with the gun representing that she is trying to forget about it by ridding of everything that was touched or marked by the bear.
9. By the end of the story I wasn't very surprised to hear that. She had simply gone mad when she killed the bear so she is now going back to dig up its dead body to get it's claws... she is crazy!
2. Those four paragraphs set a much more negative tone on the story. It talked about a bear next to a "dead tree". This along with the title of the story hint that she is going to kill the bear. The third section creates a much more depressing tone when talking about how her stuffed bear was taken away from her. This seems to be related to the bear that comes back to her throughout the story.
3. I think that she does this because it makes her think about her old stuffed bear and how sad she got when it was taken away from her. So this was a symbol for the pain she felt at that time.
4. These paragraphs show how now she feels sad whenever she is around bears. The traumatizing memory of her mother destroying her bear makes her very sensitive to any type of bear that she sees. Perhaps she feels almost guilty for being around bears afterwards because she knows she shouldn't have one. So the reason she killed the bear was because she didn't think it was okay for a grownup to have.
5. She built the porch to feel protected when she's outside. The couch is just to sit on on the porch. She feels that this way, the bear can't get to her anymore and she won't have to think about it. She smells the bear but it becomes a bad smell because she knows that it is the bear and the fact that she has a negative opinion towards the bear make the bear smell bad to her. The fact that the bear is a him shows her insecurity towards males. Her father could have left her and her mother which is why only her mother is mentioned in the story. So she hates the bear because of her father.
6. In the sixth section, stories are told in which the bear is held as equal to human or as a good and positive thing. However in the seventh section, the bear is a vicious animal who destroys anyone or anything that gets in its way. This shows a shift in the girls opinion of the bear from honorable to destructive.
7. The summer was when she sat outside with her dog everyday on her hammock. When her dog passed, she must have gotten a negative of summer as well. So she marked summer days with X's to represent how she feels sad about summer time and not being with her dog.
8. In these paragraphs she turns into an emotionless monster. She kills the bear while he moans and slowly dies of pain. She stated how she didn't want him to die slowly yet she left him to die on his own until morning when he finally passed of blood loss. She then proceeded to bury him with the gun representing that she is trying to forget about it by ridding of everything that was touched or marked by the bear.
9. By the end of the story I wasn't very surprised to hear that. She had simply gone mad when she killed the bear so she is now going back to dig up its dead body to get it's claws... she is crazy!
Questions 88-94
1. I imagine two people that are in a relationship and that they cannot solve their problems so they are kissing for the last time and then after that, they will never see each other again. The tone is sad because these are two people that are in love and cannot work out their problems so they have to break up.
2. The tone has changed in lines 2-4. The speaker is saying that he is now glad to be free. Cleanly and freely suggest that the speaker is going to be able to start out on a new slate.
3. The speaker says many times that the lovers should break it off. This is because he is maybe having doubts about never seeing his lover again. When he keeps telling himself he should break it off it reassures him that he is doing the right thing. Also, he says not one jot of former love to remain. He does this once again to reassure himself that he is done with this relationship and that he is not making any mistakes by breaking it off.
4. I would probably not care because by the way the speaker is talking, he wants the relationship to be over. I would just accept the fact that its over and move on.
5. My view of the relationship changes because I no longer feel sorry for the two involved. The way this is written it is obvious there is a lot of tension and it is better off that they do not talk to one another. Representing love as a dying person let me see just how serious these two are about breaking off their relationship. To use death is serious and it proves they were not for each other.
6. The you would be the second half to this relationship. The you is a man because the speaker says "When Faith is kneeling by his bed of death."
7. After reading the real story, I still feel Anne and Michael should not have been together because of the angry words in the sonnet. However, I feel bad for Michael because he never found anyone else. It also says he was crazy for her. I do not understand why he claims to be glad to have been free of her. It;s possible he was not all there in the head and maybe it's a good thing Anne found someelse to spare her misery from Michael.
1. The first two paragraphs remind me of summer because the girl is on the hammock outside. It reminds me of myself because i love summer and I could spend hours just lying around on a hammock. It also mentions that she is more of the dog's protector than the other way around. That does not surprise me because my dog is the biggest wimp. He is actually scared of the cat and will not go outside if it is dark.
2. Paragraphs 3-6 alter the mood because the bear is mentioned. Bear are thought of as scary animals that attack. The mood changes from peaceful and quiet, to suspenseful.
3. My response to her hands lift to cover her breasts is maybe she was molested.
4. I can understand why she does not like bears because her mother burned her favorite bear and then said sorry for burning the animal in you. She might have gotten mad that her mother associated her with a bear and as a result takes her anger out on bears.
5. The bear's smell was rancid and the sex was male. At this point I feel that maybe she was molested at a young age and makes connections with the guy who molested her and the bear.
6. In the seventh section it shows how the bear is honored. However, it says if a woman encounters a bear in the woods, she must lift her skirt and then he will let her pass. It is obvious now that being raped and bears have a connection in this story.
7. The summer days are marked with an X because those were the days that she was raped.
8. It seems that she is getting revenge by killing the bear. She never got revenge on the person who molested her so by killing the bear it symbolizes her kiliing the molestor.
9. Yes, I dont know why she would bother digging him up to take the claw. It seems she would just leave him be and never return.
2. The tone has changed in lines 2-4. The speaker is saying that he is now glad to be free. Cleanly and freely suggest that the speaker is going to be able to start out on a new slate.
3. The speaker says many times that the lovers should break it off. This is because he is maybe having doubts about never seeing his lover again. When he keeps telling himself he should break it off it reassures him that he is doing the right thing. Also, he says not one jot of former love to remain. He does this once again to reassure himself that he is done with this relationship and that he is not making any mistakes by breaking it off.
4. I would probably not care because by the way the speaker is talking, he wants the relationship to be over. I would just accept the fact that its over and move on.
5. My view of the relationship changes because I no longer feel sorry for the two involved. The way this is written it is obvious there is a lot of tension and it is better off that they do not talk to one another. Representing love as a dying person let me see just how serious these two are about breaking off their relationship. To use death is serious and it proves they were not for each other.
6. The you would be the second half to this relationship. The you is a man because the speaker says "When Faith is kneeling by his bed of death."
7. After reading the real story, I still feel Anne and Michael should not have been together because of the angry words in the sonnet. However, I feel bad for Michael because he never found anyone else. It also says he was crazy for her. I do not understand why he claims to be glad to have been free of her. It;s possible he was not all there in the head and maybe it's a good thing Anne found someelse to spare her misery from Michael.
1. The first two paragraphs remind me of summer because the girl is on the hammock outside. It reminds me of myself because i love summer and I could spend hours just lying around on a hammock. It also mentions that she is more of the dog's protector than the other way around. That does not surprise me because my dog is the biggest wimp. He is actually scared of the cat and will not go outside if it is dark.
2. Paragraphs 3-6 alter the mood because the bear is mentioned. Bear are thought of as scary animals that attack. The mood changes from peaceful and quiet, to suspenseful.
3. My response to her hands lift to cover her breasts is maybe she was molested.
4. I can understand why she does not like bears because her mother burned her favorite bear and then said sorry for burning the animal in you. She might have gotten mad that her mother associated her with a bear and as a result takes her anger out on bears.
5. The bear's smell was rancid and the sex was male. At this point I feel that maybe she was molested at a young age and makes connections with the guy who molested her and the bear.
6. In the seventh section it shows how the bear is honored. However, it says if a woman encounters a bear in the woods, she must lift her skirt and then he will let her pass. It is obvious now that being raped and bears have a connection in this story.
7. The summer days are marked with an X because those were the days that she was raped.
8. It seems that she is getting revenge by killing the bear. She never got revenge on the person who molested her so by killing the bear it symbolizes her kiliing the molestor.
9. Yes, I dont know why she would bother digging him up to take the claw. It seems she would just leave him be and never return.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Questions 88-94 (95-101)
Questions from pg. 95
1. I imagine a husband and wife saying goodbye to each other. The tone of the speaker is relief, but sadness too.2. The speaker is relieved to be free from the confines of the relationship. "Cleanly" and "free" suggest that the speaker wants this to happen.
3. The author repeat himself over and over to put the idea across that they do not belong together. It seems like the author wants to pretend that the whole thing never happened, almost as if it was a mistake.
4. I would be hurt. It seems to me that the author is telling me that it wasn't worth it to him.
5. It seems to me that the author is going to miss the relationship. And he/she hopes to get over it.
6. The "you" in this poem could be anyone. It could be he/she telling the partner about how they feel about the break-up.
7. The poem now seems like it was a poem describing how he felt about Anne. It seems Michael was sad that it couldn't be him. As much as he wanted it, it wasn't meant to be as so he must move on and support Anne like a friend would.
Questions from pg. 100-101
1. I can imagine myself laying in a hammock in the woods with my dog just letting time go by. As for me being the protector of my dog, it doesn't bother me at all. Not every dog is going to be the fearless type.
2. Paragraphs 3-6 change the mood a little. She can hear the wolves howling which reminds her of when she went to the zoo and saw the wolves and the bear.
3. She is a little spooked and is clutching herself in an effort of self protection.
4. The girl had compassion towards bears. She kept her stuffed animal by her side at all times. After her mom had took it away and burned it she lost her sense of comfort.
5. The bear couldn't be the size of a typical bear if the bear had come as close to her as it did. The girl never moved the sofa so it must not have been very big.
6. Bears have been given a great respect and a lot of power in past cultures. Knowing about these could have greatly increased sense of danger. Knowing the respect that the bear has gotten in the past.
7. The summer days are marked with X's because during the winter bears are hibernating. So the X's mean that bears will be out.
8. The girl seemed like she has a great compassion for bears and then those paragraphs talking about how she shot the bear and then was planning on how to finish the bear off just put her past out of the picture. But she does try and cleanse herself of what she did in the last paragraph.
9. It doesn't really surprise me, but what it does show is her respect for the bear by maybe keeping its claws safe as a sign of power or strength.
Page 89, 93-94 answers
1.)I imagine a man and a woman standing together alone getting ready to break up. The speaker tone is of relief.
2.)The speaker seemed to have wanted to be out of the relationship for some time but couldn't find the way to do it. "Cleanly and free" suggest that this is exactly what he wanted.
3.)He repeats often to let the reader know that theres obviously something wrong with the two of them.They have to break it off in order for the both of them to be fine.There shouldnt be any kind of love between them.
4.)I would feel as if I was never loved.I would just want to end the relationship anyways.
5.)The relationship has been on the rocks.It wasnt working at all.Presenting "love" as a dying person makes me believe that it was the end.The ned of something that they had and they now have to move on.
6.)This "you" is a person whose relationship is falling.It tells us that this person gives up whereas trying to make things work.
7.)He proably felt hurt by her.I think that he was trying to get over her, but never really could.Since she moved on, he tried to move on as well.
1.)The first two paragraphs lead me to believe that the hammock was a place that her and her dog frequently used as a relaxing place.I could see myself ina similar scene and if I was, I would feel relaxed.The fact that she felt more like the dogs protector tells me that her dog was scary.He wouldnt be able to protect her from the bear that she makes reference to.
2.)Yes paragraphs 3-6 alter the mood made by the first two paragraphs.The first two seemed like a calm setting while 3-6, seemed as if it was a noisy vacation.There were noises around her that she didnt find relaxing.
3.)"Her hands lift to cover her breast"-I was thinking that her hands were across her breast as a reaction to being shocked or scared.I also thought that she could have been laying on the hammock in like a bathing suit top and her seeing the bear look at her, could have been like her seeing another human look at her, so she tried to cover herself up.
4.)In those paragraphs, it tells how she loved her bear,but this bear was a stuffed animal.In the story, she tries to kill the bear.Her mom throwing away the bear may have made her begin to dislike bears.
5.)The bear couldnt have been that big if she decided to move her sofa onto the porch , so that she could sit there some evenings.
6.)In the seventh section, the readers sense of danger builds because it begins to talk about the killings that have happened due to bears.We are first told of cultures that honor bears, then told the bad things that bears do.
7.)The summer days are marked with an X because she doesnt like those days.Her memories of the visits to her aunts house in the summer werent great ones.Wolves would keep her up because their howling would stir up the neighborhood dogs and she was scared of the bears at the zoo.
8.)I wonder how many times she had to shoot the bear for it to finally die.It must have been a big beear after all if it tok s long to die.I found it interesting that in the morning she went and buried it.
9.)No I do not find the last sentence surprising.In one of the cultures(Lapland), after they hunt the bear, and have a funeral and feast, they put its bones back together in the ground.I felt that she was kind of doing the same thing.She got a gun for hunting, so I think that she was at the cabin in the woods, to hunt the bear.After she has done this, I think she decided to follow the Laplands culture and thats why she's returning next summer to dig up the claws.
2.)The speaker seemed to have wanted to be out of the relationship for some time but couldn't find the way to do it. "Cleanly and free" suggest that this is exactly what he wanted.
3.)He repeats often to let the reader know that theres obviously something wrong with the two of them.They have to break it off in order for the both of them to be fine.There shouldnt be any kind of love between them.
4.)I would feel as if I was never loved.I would just want to end the relationship anyways.
5.)The relationship has been on the rocks.It wasnt working at all.Presenting "love" as a dying person makes me believe that it was the end.The ned of something that they had and they now have to move on.
6.)This "you" is a person whose relationship is falling.It tells us that this person gives up whereas trying to make things work.
7.)He proably felt hurt by her.I think that he was trying to get over her, but never really could.Since she moved on, he tried to move on as well.
1.)The first two paragraphs lead me to believe that the hammock was a place that her and her dog frequently used as a relaxing place.I could see myself ina similar scene and if I was, I would feel relaxed.The fact that she felt more like the dogs protector tells me that her dog was scary.He wouldnt be able to protect her from the bear that she makes reference to.
2.)Yes paragraphs 3-6 alter the mood made by the first two paragraphs.The first two seemed like a calm setting while 3-6, seemed as if it was a noisy vacation.There were noises around her that she didnt find relaxing.
3.)"Her hands lift to cover her breast"-I was thinking that her hands were across her breast as a reaction to being shocked or scared.I also thought that she could have been laying on the hammock in like a bathing suit top and her seeing the bear look at her, could have been like her seeing another human look at her, so she tried to cover herself up.
4.)In those paragraphs, it tells how she loved her bear,but this bear was a stuffed animal.In the story, she tries to kill the bear.Her mom throwing away the bear may have made her begin to dislike bears.
5.)The bear couldnt have been that big if she decided to move her sofa onto the porch , so that she could sit there some evenings.
6.)In the seventh section, the readers sense of danger builds because it begins to talk about the killings that have happened due to bears.We are first told of cultures that honor bears, then told the bad things that bears do.
7.)The summer days are marked with an X because she doesnt like those days.Her memories of the visits to her aunts house in the summer werent great ones.Wolves would keep her up because their howling would stir up the neighborhood dogs and she was scared of the bears at the zoo.
8.)I wonder how many times she had to shoot the bear for it to finally die.It must have been a big beear after all if it tok s long to die.I found it interesting that in the morning she went and buried it.
9.)No I do not find the last sentence surprising.In one of the cultures(Lapland), after they hunt the bear, and have a funeral and feast, they put its bones back together in the ground.I felt that she was kind of doing the same thing.She got a gun for hunting, so I think that she was at the cabin in the woods, to hunt the bear.After she has done this, I think she decided to follow the Laplands culture and thats why she's returning next summer to dig up the claws.
questions page 88-94
page 89 questions
1) I imagine a guy and a girl stranded alone with nobody to help them. The tone I think being used is king of sad and negative.
2) Lines 2-4 make it seem as if the person is in a good mood and has a feeling of relief. The words "cleanly" and "free" support a positive tone.
3) The repetition of saying lovers should break it off emphasizes the author's point of view and shows how he feels. It adds feeling to him not believing in love.
4) I would not feel good about myself because the person wants nothing to do with me.
5) The last six lines make me think that the couple had a good relationship.
6) The "you" addressed in the poem is anybody who is reading the poem. The poem is written in first and second person point of view making it seem as if it is actually a conversation between two people.
7) Knowing the relationship between the author and person he wrote the poem about, it makes me think as if the author always had special feelings about the lady. He was not able to to express them personally so he wrote a poem to let people know how he feels without knowing it is completely about him and his life.
page 93-94 questions
1) The first two paragraphs make me think of a person camping in the woods alone with just their dog. When I first read that she became the dogs protector it made me think she was a lady who grew up in the wilderness. Maybe her father or brother brought her camping as a kid. She was used to being in the woods and was not bothered by noises or animals.
2) Paragraphs 3-6 do not alter the mood set by the first 2 paragraphs. The story stays peaceful and relaxed. The mood in the third section contrast the mood from the beginning because it shows how she is alert of her surroundings, maybe scared, because of the bear that is close.
3) After reading that sentence is makes me think that she is alone in the woods with no belongings. She is naked and has no clothes to keep warm.
4) Paragraphs 12-16 make the reader thinks she has always liked bears. Since she had a stuffed bear as a kid, she has always been interested in bears.
5) Her constructing a porch and moving a sofa on to the porch makes me think the bear is a good sight to look at. The lady wants to be comfortable to enjoy being around the bear.
6) Paragraphs 19-21 show different ways in which bears have been worshipped over time, whether it was by putting the bones back together after a feast or just making offerings to a bear's head. The reader's sense of danger builds in the seventh section by reading about different ways bears hurt other animals and humans.
7) Summer days on the calendar are marked with an X because those are the days bears are out. Winter days are not marked with an X because bears are in hibernation.
8) After reading paragraphs 32-41, I was somewhat surprised with the actions of the lady. In the beginning of the story she seemed as if she liked bears and had an interest in them since she was a child. When I found out she killed the bear it made me feel as if she was killing one of her interests, something that was a part of her since she was a child.
9) The last sentence about her digging up the bear and taking his claws does not surprise me after hearing stories that people told her about bears hurting or killing animals and humans with their claws. Since she was not hurt or killed by the bear's claws, she probably would like to keep them as a special memory to her surviving.
1) I imagine a guy and a girl stranded alone with nobody to help them. The tone I think being used is king of sad and negative.
2) Lines 2-4 make it seem as if the person is in a good mood and has a feeling of relief. The words "cleanly" and "free" support a positive tone.
3) The repetition of saying lovers should break it off emphasizes the author's point of view and shows how he feels. It adds feeling to him not believing in love.
4) I would not feel good about myself because the person wants nothing to do with me.
5) The last six lines make me think that the couple had a good relationship.
6) The "you" addressed in the poem is anybody who is reading the poem. The poem is written in first and second person point of view making it seem as if it is actually a conversation between two people.
7) Knowing the relationship between the author and person he wrote the poem about, it makes me think as if the author always had special feelings about the lady. He was not able to to express them personally so he wrote a poem to let people know how he feels without knowing it is completely about him and his life.
page 93-94 questions
1) The first two paragraphs make me think of a person camping in the woods alone with just their dog. When I first read that she became the dogs protector it made me think she was a lady who grew up in the wilderness. Maybe her father or brother brought her camping as a kid. She was used to being in the woods and was not bothered by noises or animals.
2) Paragraphs 3-6 do not alter the mood set by the first 2 paragraphs. The story stays peaceful and relaxed. The mood in the third section contrast the mood from the beginning because it shows how she is alert of her surroundings, maybe scared, because of the bear that is close.
3) After reading that sentence is makes me think that she is alone in the woods with no belongings. She is naked and has no clothes to keep warm.
4) Paragraphs 12-16 make the reader thinks she has always liked bears. Since she had a stuffed bear as a kid, she has always been interested in bears.
5) Her constructing a porch and moving a sofa on to the porch makes me think the bear is a good sight to look at. The lady wants to be comfortable to enjoy being around the bear.
6) Paragraphs 19-21 show different ways in which bears have been worshipped over time, whether it was by putting the bones back together after a feast or just making offerings to a bear's head. The reader's sense of danger builds in the seventh section by reading about different ways bears hurt other animals and humans.
7) Summer days on the calendar are marked with an X because those are the days bears are out. Winter days are not marked with an X because bears are in hibernation.
8) After reading paragraphs 32-41, I was somewhat surprised with the actions of the lady. In the beginning of the story she seemed as if she liked bears and had an interest in them since she was a child. When I found out she killed the bear it made me feel as if she was killing one of her interests, something that was a part of her since she was a child.
9) The last sentence about her digging up the bear and taking his claws does not surprise me after hearing stories that people told her about bears hurting or killing animals and humans with their claws. Since she was not hurt or killed by the bear's claws, she probably would like to keep them as a special memory to her surviving.
Questions pg. 84-94
1) In the first line I imagined a couple who was just in a car accident. One or both of them are dying and experiencing one last kiss. I imagine the speaker is using a tragic but relieved and understanding tone.
2) The tone shifts to somewhat sarcastic and negative but still relieved. Cleanly and free suggest that this was an easy breakup and perhaps the author was not expecting that.
3) The repetition is to get the point across and reflect the actual breakup itself. Perhaps the author's lover had a hard time understanding it was over and the speaker had to reiterate their point. Again it adds to the speaker's point, it is over and the former lover must understand and accept that.
4) As the person being addressed I would be offended. Was the love shared so horrible that we need to completely forget it ever happened?
5) The last six lines make the breakup seem less harsh. I like the comparison of love as a dying person. It is very realistic that sometimes love simply and slowly dies out.
6) "You" is the ex lover. The evidence of this is seen in, "let us kiss and part", "cancel all our vows" and "when we meet at any time again." Those lines show that the speaker is physically and emotionally leaving someone.
7) That information skews who I thought was the speaker. I assumed that Michael Drayton was the speaker. But if Anne married someone else it is presumable that she was the one to break off their love or maybe they never had a relationship he was just in love with her. So I now feel that Anne is the speak and Michael Drayton is simply retelling his tragic story.
1) The first two paragraphs remind me of the cabins we stay in for our family vacations. The second paragraph reminds me of my dog who like the one in the story is a big baby. I have been in a similar situation and I don't mind to much, but I do wish my dog was a little more protective. I found that line kind of humorous and nostalgic.
2) Paragraphs 3-6 do alter the mood of the first two paragraphs. The section makes the story take a kind of creepy turn.
3) At first I thought that she was scared and her hands came up to her chest. But after rereading the sentence she could have been tanning topless on the hammock and covered her breasts because she thought someone was on her property.
4) Paragraphs 12-16 determine that she is fond of bears. They hold a great deal of nostalgia for her.
5) The construction of the porch and movement of the sofa allowed her to use those noises as an excuse instead of hearing the bear. The bear's smell gives me a gross and annoyed feeling of the bear. It is already hanging around her cabin and now it smells bad. I thought making the bear a him was interesting because instead of being annoyed by a man like most women she has a bear.
6) Each one of the traditions or stories end with the bear dead or a person dead. So you feel her heightened sense of attention to the dangers of the bear. She even goes to town and buys a rifle to protect herself with.
7) The summer days are marked with an X because the cabin is her summer home, the rest of the year is clear because she is only there during the summer. It has nothing to do with the bear.
8) At first I was scared for her, that the bear was entering her home and that perhaps the stories of the bears before was foreshadowing her death via bear. But then it was sad that it took so long to kill the bear and that he suffered so much.
9)I found the final sentence surprising. I thought that this woman had buried the bear because she felt bad about slowly and painfully killing him not for gain. Plus it is a gruesome image of digging up a bear you killed to take the claws off it's decaying body.
Questions from page 89
1) As I read the first line I imagined two people looking around realizing that there is no one there, kissing, and then leaving each other. I imagine the speaker using a tone that sounds like he is giving up on something, almost like a defeated tone.
2) The next three lines have a more joyous tone saying he is glad and free of something. This suggests that he is glad that whatever is bothering him he is now free from and has wiped himself clean from it.
3) I think the speaker uses the repetition to make a point to whomever he is speaking with. The extreme declaration would also prove this point and drive it home, so to speak.
4) If I was the person being addressed in the poem then I would hope to understand what the speaker is talking about by the time he gets to line 8. I would probably feel confused unless I knew and felt mutually about the breaking off.
5) My view changes in the last 6 lines because the poem sounds as if there is one last little hope for the relationship but it can be broken easily. Love as a dying person could mean that there is little hope left and all of it will soon be gone.
6) I imagine this you is the other person in the relationship with the speaker. Clues to this would be the way the speaker refers to himself as "I" and it sounds as if he is talking directly to someone.
7) This information proves my response with that the speaker was in love at one point and realized he could never have her therefore his love for her had to die.
Questions from page 94
1) I can imagine myself in the same scene relaxing on a hammock in the middle of the woods with my dog, making me feel relaxed. I believe that the owner could in fact be more of the protector than the dog especially if the dog was awaken by the slightest shift in the wind.
2) I think paragraphs 3-6 do alter the mood because the first 2 paragraphs had more of a relaxed calm mood while the thought of a bear at a zoo seems more tense than relaxed. In the third section the mood goes again from calm and relaxed to scared and tense.
3) The statement creates more of a scared expectation, the first response to when one is frightened is to curl up try to protect yourself, therefore giving me an imagine of fearfulness.
4) Her attitude towards bears used to be a comforting feeling until she found out that her bear was no more, obviously upsetting her. From there on she no longer had a positive attitude towards bears and the comforting feeling was lost.
5) I would expect the bear to be a lot bigger than the woman therefore intimidating her making her judge the bear as a male instead of as an "it".
6) In paragraphs 19-21 it explains how different cultures dealt with a bear, whether it be to honor the bear after it is killed or let it be by not bothering the bear. Her fears are increased in the seventh section after hearing stories about how bears have hurt and even killed people.
7) I think the summer days are marked with an X because those are the days that she needs to be careful when alone. They could mean that the bear walks around freely and those are the days that she needs to watch herself.
8) In paragraphs 32-41 my reaction was glad for the woman finally killing the thing that was haunting her. I was happy that she had defeated the bear for good.
9) I don't think the final sentence is surprising at all because the way that she killed the bear. She has defeated it and now wants revenge for the times she was fearful of it.
2) The next three lines have a more joyous tone saying he is glad and free of something. This suggests that he is glad that whatever is bothering him he is now free from and has wiped himself clean from it.
3) I think the speaker uses the repetition to make a point to whomever he is speaking with. The extreme declaration would also prove this point and drive it home, so to speak.
4) If I was the person being addressed in the poem then I would hope to understand what the speaker is talking about by the time he gets to line 8. I would probably feel confused unless I knew and felt mutually about the breaking off.
5) My view changes in the last 6 lines because the poem sounds as if there is one last little hope for the relationship but it can be broken easily. Love as a dying person could mean that there is little hope left and all of it will soon be gone.
6) I imagine this you is the other person in the relationship with the speaker. Clues to this would be the way the speaker refers to himself as "I" and it sounds as if he is talking directly to someone.
7) This information proves my response with that the speaker was in love at one point and realized he could never have her therefore his love for her had to die.
Questions from page 94
1) I can imagine myself in the same scene relaxing on a hammock in the middle of the woods with my dog, making me feel relaxed. I believe that the owner could in fact be more of the protector than the dog especially if the dog was awaken by the slightest shift in the wind.
2) I think paragraphs 3-6 do alter the mood because the first 2 paragraphs had more of a relaxed calm mood while the thought of a bear at a zoo seems more tense than relaxed. In the third section the mood goes again from calm and relaxed to scared and tense.
3) The statement creates more of a scared expectation, the first response to when one is frightened is to curl up try to protect yourself, therefore giving me an imagine of fearfulness.
4) Her attitude towards bears used to be a comforting feeling until she found out that her bear was no more, obviously upsetting her. From there on she no longer had a positive attitude towards bears and the comforting feeling was lost.
5) I would expect the bear to be a lot bigger than the woman therefore intimidating her making her judge the bear as a male instead of as an "it".
6) In paragraphs 19-21 it explains how different cultures dealt with a bear, whether it be to honor the bear after it is killed or let it be by not bothering the bear. Her fears are increased in the seventh section after hearing stories about how bears have hurt and even killed people.
7) I think the summer days are marked with an X because those are the days that she needs to be careful when alone. They could mean that the bear walks around freely and those are the days that she needs to watch herself.
8) In paragraphs 32-41 my reaction was glad for the woman finally killing the thing that was haunting her. I was happy that she had defeated the bear for good.
9) I don't think the final sentence is surprising at all because the way that she killed the bear. She has defeated it and now wants revenge for the times she was fearful of it.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
answers to the questions pg 88-94
As you read the first line, what scene do you imagine taking place? At the end of the first line what tone do you imagine the speaker is using?
In the first line I have a scene in my head that it is two people who were in a relationship and they now have to either separate or say good bye for now. I imagine the tone is sad. two lovers have to be separated and it doesn't seem like they want it to happen.
How do the next three line (2-4) affect you perception of the speakers tone? what do the words "cleanly" and "free" suggest about the speakers tone ?
The lines 2-4 change my perception of the speakers tone. It changes to more of a happy tone and ot seems like he wants the girl to find some one better than him. The words cleanly and free mean he is happy to get on and move on to a new life.
The speaker says about ten times that the lovers should break it off. Why all the repetition? And why the extreme declaration that not "one jot of former love" should remain?
The speaker repeats himself because he wants to get the point across and wants the girl to move on and not remember this love. To just go on there will be no more them.
Imagine yourself as the person being addressed in this poem how would you feel after line 8?
If I was the person being addressed, after line 8, I would be upset with the speaker. He is basically breaking up with me but wants me to remember the love ? I don't think so. relationships end when one says so. So, i would be pretty upset with the speaker.
How does you view of the relationship change in the last six lines? How does presenting "love" as a dying person affect your response?
My view changes because the man in the poem is dying and he just wants the girl to know that he loves her and he will continue to love her when he finally passes. Any person has more sympathy when a person dies.
The Poem speaks to "you" who is this "you" what clues does the poem give us about the character you?
The poem is speaking to who ever the girl he was in love with was. The clues make seem like a guy talking to a girl becuase it is by a guy and back in that time guys would only look at girls and fall in love with girls.
question7
My response to the poem doesn't change much. The author died never marrying the girl he loved which is sad. instead the girl married some one else and he lived with her every summer. The informoation does not change my reaction to the poem.
Pg 93-94 questions
1.) I could picture myself in that scene. The scene I picture is like a lady relaxing in her hammock and her dog relaxing next to her. I would feel very relaxed and just happy and very content.If I ended up as the dogs protector I wouldnt be that upset. Not all dogs are trained to protect people.
2.) I think paragraphs 3-6 alters the mood from the paragraphs 1 and 2 by making it seem more as a frightened girl rather than a relaxed woman.
3.) The sentence makes me feel the like women was frightened by what she saw. My expectation is that she saw something scary or something that scared or made her uncomfortable.
4.) The reader understands how much the girl loves bears because her mom couldn't bare to tell her that the stuufed animal was thrown in the incinerator.
5.)The sofa and the construction of the porch really had no
response to the bears appearance. The bear smell gives the reader a better idea if the reader saw a bear up close in person.
6.) The reader gets a sense of danger because the different cultures had to put out the food to keep the bear away from their land. The bears are honored by having their heads put on steaks and is that really honoring them? More like killing them to me.
7.)The days are marked with X's because that is when the bears are most active and out. It does have to do with the bears.
8.)My reaction is that if I was in her position I would be scared to death. I would do the same thing and I think she had to do what she needed so the bear would not kill her.
9.)The next sentence is not surprising. the girl was obsessed with bears if she really wanted the claws she can have them and dig him up to get them.
In the first line I have a scene in my head that it is two people who were in a relationship and they now have to either separate or say good bye for now. I imagine the tone is sad. two lovers have to be separated and it doesn't seem like they want it to happen.
How do the next three line (2-4) affect you perception of the speakers tone? what do the words "cleanly" and "free" suggest about the speakers tone ?
The lines 2-4 change my perception of the speakers tone. It changes to more of a happy tone and ot seems like he wants the girl to find some one better than him. The words cleanly and free mean he is happy to get on and move on to a new life.
The speaker says about ten times that the lovers should break it off. Why all the repetition? And why the extreme declaration that not "one jot of former love" should remain?
The speaker repeats himself because he wants to get the point across and wants the girl to move on and not remember this love. To just go on there will be no more them.
Imagine yourself as the person being addressed in this poem how would you feel after line 8?
If I was the person being addressed, after line 8, I would be upset with the speaker. He is basically breaking up with me but wants me to remember the love ? I don't think so. relationships end when one says so. So, i would be pretty upset with the speaker.
How does you view of the relationship change in the last six lines? How does presenting "love" as a dying person affect your response?
My view changes because the man in the poem is dying and he just wants the girl to know that he loves her and he will continue to love her when he finally passes. Any person has more sympathy when a person dies.
The Poem speaks to "you" who is this "you" what clues does the poem give us about the character you?
The poem is speaking to who ever the girl he was in love with was. The clues make seem like a guy talking to a girl becuase it is by a guy and back in that time guys would only look at girls and fall in love with girls.
question7
My response to the poem doesn't change much. The author died never marrying the girl he loved which is sad. instead the girl married some one else and he lived with her every summer. The informoation does not change my reaction to the poem.
Pg 93-94 questions
1.) I could picture myself in that scene. The scene I picture is like a lady relaxing in her hammock and her dog relaxing next to her. I would feel very relaxed and just happy and very content.If I ended up as the dogs protector I wouldnt be that upset. Not all dogs are trained to protect people.
2.) I think paragraphs 3-6 alters the mood from the paragraphs 1 and 2 by making it seem more as a frightened girl rather than a relaxed woman.
3.) The sentence makes me feel the like women was frightened by what she saw. My expectation is that she saw something scary or something that scared or made her uncomfortable.
4.) The reader understands how much the girl loves bears because her mom couldn't bare to tell her that the stuufed animal was thrown in the incinerator.
5.)The sofa and the construction of the porch really had no
response to the bears appearance. The bear smell gives the reader a better idea if the reader saw a bear up close in person.
6.) The reader gets a sense of danger because the different cultures had to put out the food to keep the bear away from their land. The bears are honored by having their heads put on steaks and is that really honoring them? More like killing them to me.
7.)The days are marked with X's because that is when the bears are most active and out. It does have to do with the bears.
8.)My reaction is that if I was in her position I would be scared to death. I would do the same thing and I think she had to do what she needed so the bear would not kill her.
9.)The next sentence is not surprising. the girl was obsessed with bears if she really wanted the claws she can have them and dig him up to get them.
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