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What is the poem's name?
Loud Music
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If the poet's four year old stepdaughter looks for herself in the little box, what does that say about four year olds?
Their worlds revolve around themselves. They learn by how things related to them.
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If the narrator and his stepdaughter "circle round and round," what are they doing?
Disagreeing repeatedly about something.
100
How does Duffy support the social media generation?
She seems their type of communication as a type of poetry.
100
If texting is a form of poetry, how can instagram be a form of visual art?
Answers may vary, need to be supported.
200
What is the poet's name?
Stephen Dobyns
200
If poetry can be found in today's music and text messages, in what ways are young people aware of their of poetry?
Answers may vary. Need to be supported by two examples.
200
How is poetry the "perfect form" of expression for young people?
It's a "condensed" way for big ideas to be shared.
200
In what ways is the four year in "Loud Music" interested in herself?
She likes to hear herself above the music. She'd look for herself in the magic box.
200
How can poetry be seen as "language as play?"
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300
What does the poet wish to see inside his peephole box?
"The ocean on one of those days when wind and thick cloud make the water gray and restless..."
300
If Duffy is a poet laureate, what does that say about her ethos on this topic?
She has a high level of credibility because writing poetry is her life's work. She has been awarded a high honor in her field.
300
Based on the speaker's preference for "Bach of rock and roll," when do you think this poem was written?
1988
300
How is "texting preparing children for a lifetime of poetry?"
By sending thoughts and emotions in compact forms to many people.
300
Think about your feelings towards the loud music played during the passing period. How does your reaction relate to the characters' beliefs in the poem?
Answers may vary, supported needed.
400
What does Duffy believe the "myth" about poetry is?
"That poetry is considered 'difficult' or 'complicated' by teachers.
400
The narrator of the poem likes to lose himself, what does this say about loud music in general?
Loud music eliminates thoughts, and it makes a person feel more alive.
400
Duffy's poem reads, "I saw the tree/in the scratched old desk under my hands/ heard the bird in the oak outside scribble itself on the air." What is happening to the speaking in these lines.
She is becoming more aware of her surroundings. She is seeing them on a more meaningful level. Poetry opened her eyes to thinking this way.
400
How does the word "tenuous" relate to the little girl?
A four year old is still finding herself, she is frail and uncertain.
400
If you raised the peephole box to your eye, what would you see? How would you be involved in that scene?
Answers may vary, support needed.
500
What does Duffy say is at the "heart of youth culture?"
"Using words in an inventive way..."
500
If a four year's old voice is her "tenuous projection of self," what is that self-projection for a teenager?
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500
What does the speaker mean when he says, "how clear the air becomes, how sharp the colors" after loud music is played?
Loud music purifies the world. It eliminates the distractions.
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Why does loud music make the speaker see "water gray and restless as if some creature brooded underneath?"
Because loud music is reckless and untamed, like water churning.
500
If you were asked to continue the poem, "Loud Music," what types of ideas would you include?
Must give at least two ideas with support