Monday, February 22, 2010

recitation poem

Consider the poem you chose for your recitation. Identify the poem and the poet. 1) What do you think the poem is about? If you chose a poem that tells a story, then reflect instead on why you think that the poet chose to tell this particular story in a poem. 2) In 100 to 150 words, explain why you chose this poem for your recitation.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

on The Call of the Wild

What do you think is meant by the two following quotes from chapter 6? Explain.

1) in a description of Buck - "He was older than the days he had seen and the breaths he had drawn."
2) Thornton's words after Buck's attempted jump from the cliff - "'No, it it splendid, and it is terrible, too. Do you know, it sometimes makes me afraid."