- Describe what you think the topic and themes are in each poem. Who is the speaker? Who are they speaking to? What is the poet talking about? What are they trying to convey to the reader? (Both poems have very different subject matter and style.)
- Which poem did you prefer? Why? What made that poem stand out to you? (Must be either/or not neither) Refer to voice, theme, figurative language, etc.
In both poems I think it's the authors conscious thoughts, talking to someone who's not physically there but spiritually there. In the one poem the authors talking to his/her mother reminiscing about things that happened in the past. In the other poem its just talking about the earth and a special someone working together. They are trying to convey to the reader grief and a sense of sadness. Yet they want the reader to realize the author is thinking and appreciating the person that's no longer there. I preferred the poem about his mom because I could relate to rememberence of someone close to you. It was easier for me to follow and relate to. I could just picture the author sitting at his moms grave talking to her like remember this day, remember this time, etc. it was written easily fr someone to relate to and understand and that's why I liked " suburban Indian pride!"
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