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The poems listed below are the ones we have studied in this unit. Choose one of these poems and discuss the following concepts:

Is the tone of the poem more realistic, or uplifting? Or, does the poem accomplish both?
What lines in the poem suggest a realistic and/or uplifting tone? Interpret these lines and how they are used to establish the tone(s).
Do you think the author's choice of point of view, tone and theme establish a strong connection to the poem and the speaker? Why or why not?
How would you make different choices with these elements to create a more meaningful experience for readers?
These poems are located in your Journey's text:

"They Wear the Mask"

"Sympathy"

"I, Too"

"Dream Variations"

" Black Man talks of Reaping"

"Any Human to Another"

"The Tropics of New York"

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explanation:

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

explanation:

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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