"1918 The Superbug"

A deadly influenza bug—called the Spanish flu—kills 40 to 50 million people across the globe. More than 500,000 Americans die. The flu is spread by soldiers returning home from World War I.

"Spanish Flu Mystery May Be Solved!"

Atlanta—October 5, 2005

A team of scientists has solved an 87-year-old mystery. The cause of the 1918 Spanish flu, which killed 40 to 50 million people, has finally been identified.

What is the most likely reason the Spanish flu receives so much attention, both from the author of this article and from the scientists studying it?

try to do soaps tone.

s-subject

o-occasion (the reason the author wrote the poem)

a-audience (who is this poem mostly for)

p-purpose (was it to convince, inspire, etc. the audience)

s-speaker (can be the author or another character, like is a child, adult, woman, elderly, animal narrating the poem)

tone- the mood the reader gets from this poem

mood- the mood the author had with their own poem

meaning- what do you think the meaning is?

message- what is the author trying to explain to the audience? like what is the theme?

if you still don't get it try showing everyone the poem so they could unravel it

b. the poet identifies with private people.

    in the stanza, dickinson states she doesn't wish to seek fame and recognition from the public eye. nor is she afraid of authority figures, and you can definitely tell she isn't hiding something. more as she identifies with private people, who are not known by the community