HOMEWORK: poems: Victoria Soto and My Papa's Waltz
This is your weekend Homework. It is due before Monday's class, so please upload it to MOODLE as a PDF document by Sunday at midnight (China time).
Read the poems Victoria Soto by Kayla Czaga & My Papa's Waltz by Theodore Roethke.
Both poems describe tragic events and incidents, and both deal with children.
Use your own personal interpretation of each poem using TPCAST analysis to understand the poems before you answer the following questions:
1. How effectively does each poet communicate their "theme" in their poems? Think about who the "speaker" is; what is their "attitude"; who is their "audience"; as well as the mood and tone they create.
2. Do the poets use "connotation" i.e. figurative language or other techniques to provide deeper meanings to the literal words in the poems? This helps communicate their "theme."
3. Are their any big "shifts" and changes in setting, tone and attitude? What effect do the shifts have in helping you understand the meaning of the poem.
4. What are your overall impressions and feelings about these poems? Use emotional and vivid words instead of just saying :"I like ..." or "I don't like ...."
** For this assignment write approximately 100 words for each poem. Double space, 12 pt. Save your work as a PDF file so that the teacher can write comments and notes directly on the document. Upload and post on Moodle below.