Vocabulary 1
To die
Perish
Timid or fearful
Tremulous
"Mi Madre": an aspect of the poem that the painting illustrates
The desert setting
The reason the poet uses dialogue
To talk to the reader
The main idea of the poem
The author's connection with the land
The most important quality of someone
Essence
To satisfy, or be enough
Suffice
"There Will Come Soft Rains": the reason there are no people
A war has killed everyone
The reason the poet uses repetition in stanza 4
To show the connection between the speaker and others
"Touching the Earth" and "I Was Born Today" are similar in this
Both appeal to sight and taste
Having to do with buying and selling of products and services
Commercial
To last, or survive, in spite of difficult conditions
Endure
"Hard Questions": the poem and its assigned painting both try to represent this
People's habit of destroying nature for "progress"
One of the the speaker's message is this
To appreciate life
Your will and determination to do something
Resolve
Having to do with processing, packing, shipping, or manufacturing products
Industrial
"Fire and Ice": The idea in the poem that the painting captures (hint- negative feeling)
The power of hate
This includes, form, word choice, and organization
Writer's style
An idea that is seen in both the poems "Fire and Ice" and "There Will Come Soft Rains"
The end of civilization