As we get started, I realize that some of you may not feel as confident discussing and analyzing poetry as the other genres we have discussed so far in class, and that is okay! Please give us your honest assessment and be sure to complete all of the reading assignments prior to posting in the forum.
Pick TWO of the prompts below to answer this week.
Do you agree with Stephen Burt’s approach to poetry and its significance it plays in our lives? Why or why not?
Lee begins his poem by speculating that his father is either reading or listening. What does this suggest about the narrator’s view of his father?
What influence does Lee suggest his father had on him in stanza 2? Is it positive or negative or both?
When Lee says that his father awaited “instruction/from his god, yes, but also from a radio” (lines 30-31), what is he suggesting?
Does Lee finally identify with his father? In what way?
Would you interpret the last stanza as reconciliation? Be specific about the resolution that Lee comes to.
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