Features of a Poem
Is John related to the author?
No
What two things are added to create silence?
A father's love and a boy's supplications.
What is the rhyme scheme?
Free verse/no rhyme scheme
Give one example of figurative language used in the poem.
Repetition, metaphor, juxtaposition, foreshadowing, enjambment, imagery, symbolism
What is the poem's meter?
Irregular/no meter
The technique/s that Lee uses to create a distinct sound when reading the poem aloud.
Syntax or enjambment
Who is the speaker?
3rd-person limited narrator
What does the father fear?
His son will grow up and no longer need him.
What is the story that the boy wants his father to tell?
The little boy saving the village.
In which line does the shift occur?
Line 15-ish