i wish i could remember that first day,
first hour, first moment of your meeting me,
if bright or dim the season, it might be
summer or winter for aught i can say;
so unrecorded did it slip away,
so blind was i to see and to foresee,
so dull to mark the budding of my tree
that would not blossom for many a may.
if only i could recollect it, such
a day of days! i let it come and go
as traceless as a thaw of bygone snow;
it seemed to mean so little, meant so much;
if only now i could recall that touch,
first touch of hand in hand—did one but know
connotation: what is the poem’s figurative meaning? what is implied by the author in his or her writing? how do you know this?

Activity construct an argument about a topic, theme, or idea that you read about in william shakespeare's romeo and juliet, act ii or act iii. make sure you create a central claim for your argument that is debatable. provide textual evidence from the play to support your argument. here are some ideas for your essay. notice how each topic is focused and specific. you may write about one of these topics or choose your own focused and specific topic: discuss juliet's level of maturity and compare it to romeo's. compare how the two characters react to the events after their marriage, when romeo is banished from verona. discuss the balcony scene. does the knowledge of romeo and juliet's final fate influence the meaning of the balcony scene or the audience's interpretation of it? discuss the characters of tybalt and romeo as they relate to the theme of family and the theme of love. explain how the character of tybalt develops the theme of family and how the character of romeo develops the theme of romantic love. discuss the character of friar laurence. what motivates him to romeo and juliet to defy their parents? part a choose a topic based on what you read in act ii or act iii of romeo and juliet. then write a thesis statement. part b identify two or three short excerpts from the play as textual evidence to support your thesis statement. part c write a 300-word essay arguing the thesis of your analysis. (i mainly need on part b and c)