SOAPSTONE
Structure
Questions
Connections
Extras :)
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This appears to be the speaker of the poem. 

What is the old man's daughter? 

AKA Kelly Cherry

100

The structure of the poem. 

What is Free verse? 

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The overall tone.

What is more positive vibes than negative?

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This is one piece of prior reading that this poem can connect to. 

What is the Yellow Wallpaper? 

100

This is the setting of the poem. 

What is a sunny day, old man's house? 

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This is the occasion of the poem. 

What is the homecoming of a father from the hospital? 

200

The importance and significance of the title. 

What is informing the reader and focussing on the topic of the poem? 


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Main symbolism in the poem. 

What is the suitcase and the objects inside? 

200

This is a modern movie that the poem can connect to.  

What is The Notebook? 

200

This is the subject of the poem. 

Who is the speaker's father? 

300

This is the audience for the poem.

Who is people? 

300

The structure of the piece does this for the poem as a whole...connects to this. 

What is the lack of structure in the old man's life?

300

This is mentioned in the poem as something that the old man can no longer love. 

What is Music? 

also his wife

300

This real-life event is similar in experience to that of the homecoming of the old man. 

What is a mother coming home with a newborn? 

300

These phrases stand out and show the tone. 

What is...

"a book he pretends to read" --bitter or harsh

"Fiddling with emotion" -- sad or sympathetic or mixed emotions 

400

The shifts of the tone throughout the poem. 

What is harsh to pity? 

400

The authors switch from tone to tone is this. (gradual or immediate) This is when the tone switches. 

What is during the description of the house gradually? 

400

This is the picture the speaker paints of the old man throughout the poem. 

What is unflattering and crazy but then loving? 

400

This is a connection to twilight. 

Who is Alice? 

"Before Alice was a Vampire, she was a witch. When she turned to a vampire she forgot her previous memories and felt lost in herself" --Georgia

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This is the purpose of the poem. 

What is bringing awareness?

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