Diving into the Wreck
What is the structure of the poem?
What is, Free flowing with no consistent line lengths
What is the main literary device used in this piece?
What is, Irony
Does the speaker feel pressured by the societal perception of masculinity?
What is, Yes, he feels like he should have died to truly fit into society’s expectation.
What is the poem about?
What is poverty
What tense is the piece written in?
What is, First person
The poem mentions Cousteau’s assiduous team, who makes up the main character’s team?
who is, just themself
where did the titanic sink?
Where is, the North Atlantic
What roll does water play in the work?
What is, The antagonist
What is significant about the visual look of the poem?
What is, it ebbs and flows like a river
What event was ”The First Water is the Body” written in response to?
What is, the Dakota Access Pipeline
What is the main character exploring?
What is a wreck, but also the speaker‘s own identity
Who is the author of ”Titanic“?
who is David Slavitt
What was the speakers two traumas?
What is, the ship wreck and being chastised by society
How does flint Michigan relate to this work?
What is, ignoring the roots of poverty and letting issues get worse
What river is does the speaker feel connection with?
What is, The Colorado river
What object represents the transition into the deep?
What is the ladder
How many people died in the titanic tragedy?
What are 1500 people
What two concepts does the author link through the writing?
What is, Nature and society
What does the speaker associate the water with?
What is, dominance
What Native American tribe is author Natalie Diaz descendent from?
What is the Mojave
What is the mentioned “book of myths”?
What is, A reference to cultural narratives surrounding sexuality and gender
What kind of death does the speaker think is the superior death?
What is, a first class death
What do the broken toys and hatboxes represent?
What is, all the women and children that died when he didn’t
What are the three ways the speaker engages with the water?
What is, talking to it, being in it, and walking on it
What connection does the author establish in order to emphasize the river’s importance?
What is, The rivers survival and the peoples survival