Part 1: Answer these question by reading the poetry
Poems about Family
- “Good Mother” (66-67) by Rachel Eliza Griffiths
- “Chasm” (127-128) by Hieu Minh Nguyen
- “I Am a Father Now” (184-185) by Craig Morgan Teicher
- “Isfafan 2010” (191-192) by Mehrnoosh Torbatnejad
- “She Talk Like This ‘Cause My Mom Born Elsewhere, Say” (186-) by Lynne Thompson
Directions:
With questions that ask for an example of simile, metaphor, personification, this will do: _________ =____________
CS=complete sentence. Please write at least one complete sentence to answer the question. All other questions do not need to be sentences.
“Good Mother” (66-67)
(CS) Who is the speaker? Why is she so sad?
List one example of simile.
List one example of personification.
(CS) act of kindness did the woman in Rite Aid do for a stranger, the speaker?
“Chasm” (127-128)
Who is the speaker?
How many stanzas?
List one example of simile.
Who are the “ghosts”?
“I Am a Father Now” (184-185)
Who is the speaker?
List one example of simile.
List one example of personification.
What is the enormous metaphorical “weight” the speaker is carrying?
“Isfafan 2010” (191-192)
Who is the speaker?
List one example of simile.
Allusion: Who is Haydeh?
Allusion: What is sangak?
Allusion: How does “maman joon” translate in Farsi?
The language and description of Iran, especially foods and smells and colors, is really beautiful in this poem. Give one description image of smell, sound, or sight in this poem.
She Talk Like This ‘Cause My Mom Born Elsewhere, Say”
Who is the “she” that “talk like this”?
How is this poem arranged (order?)
* Part 2: Write a paragraph minimum 300 words to answer the question below.
- What poem did you find most interesting or meaningful this week?
- Why did you choose this poem? Can you relate to to the poem in some way?
- What does the poem say about family?
- What is a line (or lines) from the poem you chose?
