Reading and writing

Question

After reading “Fern Hill,” “The Dogs at Live Oak Beach, Santa Cruz,” and “Puppy,” please answer the following questions:

Regarding “Fern Hill,”

1. How does color imagery play a role in the poem? What emotional impact does this imagery provide?

2. Explain the behavior of “time” in the poem.

Regarding “The Dogs at Live Oak Beach, Santa Cruz,”

1. What is the purpose of the poem? How does it serve as a commentary on human behavior?

2. In an interview with The Nashville Review, Ostriker stated, “I think ‘dog’ represents “freedom” to me.” How is this revealed in the poem?

Regarding “Puppy,”

1. What role do games play in the story? Why do you think that the author included both real games and fictional games? Explain your answer.

2. Did you find yourself “siding” with Marie or Callie or both? Explain your answer.

3. How does Saunders’s depiction of dogs differ from Ostriker’s?

Note: Your initial response must be at least 250 words.

Links:

Dylan Thomas – “Fern Hill” :https://poets.org/poem/fern-hill

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