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.