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.