Step Two After compiling your list for Step One, respond to the following questions in full sentences:
1) Do these words carry an erotic meaning? How so? Give an example from one or two tales.
2) Does anyone figuratively "die" and then "come back to life" in any of these tales?
3) Are there religious figures or members of the clergy in these tales? (i. e., priests, monks, or friars) Are there tirades or rants against the clergy?
4) How would you characterize this combination of figurative language that is both erotic and religious at the same time?
5) What do you believe Boccaccio is trying to do by making figurative references to the afterlife while telling stories that take place on earth?

Step Three -Now synthesize your responses to #1-5 into two paragraphs.