Read the following prompt and type your response in the space provided.
consider the poem "in just," by e. e. c.

in just –
by e. e. c.

in just–
spring when the world is mud-
luscious the little
lame balloonman

whistles far and wee

and eddieandbill come
running from marbles and
piracies and it's
spring

when the world is puddle-wonderful

the queer
old balloonman whistles
far and wee
and bettyandisbel come dancing

from hop-scotch and jump-rope and

it's
spring
and
the

goat-footed

balloonman whistles
far
and
wee

write two paragraphs. use details from the readings to support your points.

in the first paragraph, explain the connection between the poem and the myth of pan.

in the second paragraph, describe how the poet created an original character type in the balloonman.

Pan is the Greek god of the wild, shepherds and flocks. It has hindquarters, legs and horns of a goat. In the poem balloonman is pretty much like Pan because the poem states that balloonman is goat-footed. In the poem Balloon man whistles and bettyandisbel come dancing. Pan likes rustic music and impromptus and it is companion of the nymphs so it is also alike to Ballooman. When the poem says that it is spring and the goat-footed Balloonman whistles far and wee, it shows that it is delighted with the season. Pan is also playful. It likes music as well. Pan is also associated to fertility and spring is also linked to fertility.

Balloonman is unique because whistles far and wee. However the god Pan also likes music and impromptus. Perhaps Pan also likes to whistle. The poem says that Balloonman is a little lame character which makes him unique. I

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