Speaker
The speaker of a poem is the person “voicing” the words. A poem is told from the perspective of the speaker. The speaker’s words communicate a particu- lar tone, or attitude, toward the subject of the poem.
1. If the speaker is the child grown up, why would he ask, “who are you”?
2. What attitude does the speaker seem to have toward the child in the poem? Explain.
The speaker of a poem is the person “voicing” the words. A poem is told from the perspective of the speaker. The speaker’s words communicate a particu- lar tone, or attitude, toward the subject of the poem.
1. If the speaker is the child grown up, why would he ask, “who are you”?
2. What attitude does the speaker seem to have toward the child in the poem? Explain.
Analyzing Style
Poets such as Cummings choose their writing style in
order to help convey meaning and emotion.
Poets such as Cummings choose their writing style in
order to help convey meaning and emotion.
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How does Cummings’s use of lowercase letters
affect your understanding of the poem? Explain.
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How does his use of unconventional punctuation
and spacing affect your understanding of the
poem? Explain.
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(a)What is the rhyme scheme used in the poem?
(b)Why might Cummings have chosen to break
the rhyme scheme and not rhyme two lines?
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What is the structure of the poem, and how does it help distinguish between the speaker as child and as adult?
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