The Butterfly The last, the very last,
So richly, brightly, dazzlingly yellow.
Perhaps if the sun's tears would sing
against a white stone…
Such, such a yellow
Is carried lightly ‘way up high.
It went away I'm sure because it wished to
kiss the world goodbye.
For seven weeks I've lived in here,
Penned up inside this ghetto
But I have found my people here.
The dandelions call to me
And the white chestnut candles in the court.
Only I never saw another butterfly.
That butterfly was the last one.
Butterflies don't live in here,
In the ghetto.

Pavel Friedmann 4.6.1942

Speaker

-What does the writer reveal about him or herself in the text of the piece?

-What roles is he or she playing?

-What persona is he or she presenting?

-How does the writer want to be viewed by the intended audience?

Occasion

-Based on the text, what caused the speaker to sit down and write this piece at this specific time?

-What’s happening in his or her personal life?

-Professional life?

-The media?

-In his or her culture?

-In his or her world?

-During the particular time period in which the piece was written?

Audience

-Who is the specific intended audience for this piece?

-Who is the speaker targeting with his or her message in the piece?

NOTE: The audience is NEVER “anyone who wants to read it.”

Purpose

-What does the speaker want the intended audience to do, to think, and/or feel after reading and receiving the message from the piece?

Subject

-What is the speaker’s specific message to the intended audience?

Tone

-What is the speaker’s attitude towards the topic?

-Towards the intended audience?