Stanza 1
", a need to cry for little reasons and a metallic tide rising in her mouth each morning."
This is evidence of ?
Pregnancy
What kind of Genre is the poem?
Dramatic
She carried him like the poor
carry hope is an example of a ?
Simile
"He had no father." This means
The father was not active in the boy's life
She is prepared, she is done. This means that the woman has______?
Lost hope and has accepted her son's faith
'metallic tide' means?
vomiting
The type of narration is ?
Third person omniscient
Lines 28-29: This line alludes to a particular verse in the Christian Bible, Luke 11 vs 11. The verse questions what the actions of a good father should be.
Allusion (biblical)
‘set no ceiling’
means
A ceiling is something that blocks you in, you cannot get past it. The mother set no limits on her son, he could be anything he wanted to be.
The mother feels _________
Betrayed/ Disappointed
The man is represents who?
The don
The tone of the poem is __________?
Pessimistic
Psalms is a particular chapter in the Christian Bible. In this chapter there are verses for protection, the mother uses those for her son, as well as verses for retribution and rebuking. It is implied that the mother chooses those for the employer.
Biblical Allusion
The man she made him with had more
like him
This statement means that the father is a _____?
Womanizer
The mother is very______
pious or religious
The Woman represents who?
The mother
The mood of the poem is ______?
Reflective
The persona appears to praise the child’s father by referring to him as ‘fair-minded’. She is, however, chastising him for not only ignoring his son, but all of his other children.
Sarcasm
‘the level of earth’ implies
The mother has no power to change her son’s situation. Earth is used to emphasize her powerlessness on this level, the realm of ‘reality’.
This is an informal saving scheme set up with a specific number of individuals for the duration of a specific time span.
partner
We say that the title is_______ because it underplays the harshness of the situation
Euphemistic
"She carried him full term
tight up under her heart." because she_________________
Loved him
The son innocently tells his mother that his employer values him so much that he gave him a whole submachine gun for himself. The irony in this situation is that if you really care about someone, you do NOT give them a gun due to the negative results that are bound to occur.
Situational Irony
"hope you get a break
or a visa, hope one child go through"
This means?
She was hopeful that her son will give her a break out of poverty.
The son's success would be her ticket out of hardship
List at least three figurative devices in the poem with evidence
Answers vary- the teacher will decide on corectness