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in the following poem define the following:

"Inundated" by Hayes Davis

What tides move in him? At what water mark

did survival instinct kick in? How much water

is too high for wading? At what pitch

of a baby’s cry does the father think diapers,

[5] food, instead of too deep, too much wind? On film

his trudge out of the French Quarter Walgreens

will be labeled “LOOTING,” his visage, gait

indistinguishable (to the casual viewer)

from people clutching stereos, sneakers, alcohol,

[10] any item the newsroom seems to suggest

black people grab first. But look closely:

see Huggies under his right arm, gallon of milk

gripped in his left hand. Who can know his story?

Who wouldn’t grab a 12-pack, if the bad day

[15] that sends you to Scotch on a Tuesday

were strung together for months, for lifetimes,

if what a teenager makes working a summer job

had to feed a family, if healthcare, a house

were fleeting dreams! So look again-

[20] he carries milk with the Huggies and he’s

black and he might not have made it home but you

wouldn’t, probably, have heard if he didn’t so call him

father, or husband, maybe Larry, or Junior, handsome

thoughtful, drenched, scared, but not “Looter.”

Paraphrase: Rewrite the storyof the poem above in your own words. Include what happens in EACH stanza.

Speaker: What can we tell about the speaker's identity? What is the speaker's attitude toward the subject? What does the speaker like/dislike, fear, desire, etc.?

Turns: What are the specific lines where the poem shifts/turns? Describe the tone at the beginning, middle, and end of the poem.

Title: What clues does the title give you about the meaning of the poem? What does the title of the poem highlight about its message?

Tools: Provide 3 examples of tools used in the poem. What is the impact of using each of the tools?

Which TWO statements best express themes of the poem?

a)Stealing is only acceptable when a disaster strikes.

b)When people do bad things, they deserve negative attention.

c)Bias makes people more likely to negatively interpret the actions of black people.

d)Natural disasters bring out the worst behavior from people.

e)We should do more to help people who are trying to survive a horrible event.

f)It is wrong to judge the actions of people when they are trying to survive.

Which TWO details from the text best support the answers to the previous question?

“What tides move in him?” ( Line 1)

“How much water / is too high for wading?” ( Lines 2-3)

“any item the newsroom seems to suggest / black people grab first. But look closely” ( Lines 10-11)

“Who can know his story? / Who wouldn’t grab a 12-pack, if the bad day” ( Lines 13-14)

“if what a teenager makes working a summer job” ( Line 17)

“so call him / father, or husband, maybe Larry, or Junior, handsome” (Lines 22-23)

How do the different names the speaker uses to identify the mam contribute to the meaning of the poem (line 23)?

a)They show that the man has many roles in his life, which emphasizes that these roles are often erased and replaced by labels.

b)They emphasize how stressed the man is about protecting his family, and this conveys the importance of family.

c)They explain why the man stole the groceries, which shows how desperate the storm made him.

d)They stress how the man has a family who would miss him if he didn’t come home.