Editing the Prairies
1. According to the speaker, the prairies have many problems, such as its fences, skies, and flat landscape. The speaking states the land is “too long”, hinting to its flat landscape, that gives the impression that the fields go on forever. As well, the speaker said how the fences are disruptive to the flow of nature. This insinuates that the land looks untouched and natural, until the fences break the facade and show sign of human contamination. Lastly, the speaker references the sky to the long breaks between paragraphs. This hints to how the sky looks barren due to no skyscrapers or mountains, and that it is an empty sight to bear. These are just some of the things that are wrong with the prairies, according to the …show more content…
In the poem, Prairie, there are several instances of repetition. For instance, The first line of the poem states, “There is nothing”. Then, the last line of the poem also restates that there is nothing. In addition, the author continues to speak about a person's eye, repeating that they can see to the end of the earth's ledge. Repetition is used to emphasize the ideas imposed onto the reader by the author. It creates a rhythmic flow in the writing and allows the reader to comprehend the main points of the poem.
2. The poem is strategically broken into stanzas to apply dual meanings to each line. If one was to only read a single line of a stanza, they would get a different understanding than if they read both lines. For instance, the second stanza in Steven’s poem reads, “nothing to stand in/ the way of the eye”. This use of stanzas and punctuation creates double meaning for the stanza.
3. The authors insinuates a message that the landscape of the prairies are without excitement and beauty. He describes how the prairies are never ending due to nothing being in the way of your eyesight; as well, he states how the water runs through sloughs, due to the earth being so flat in the prairies.
Prairies
1. a)
Urban …show more content…
4th Stanza: The weather and the light are the highlighted aspects
5th Stanza: Explains the traits the prairies do contain, such as large trees, ornaments, vines, flowers, leaves, and grass.
6th Stanza: Shows how because of all the previously mentioned traits, geese do not fly to the prairies.
3. When the reader first looks at this poem, the title draws their attention because the reader will wonder why the geese are not welcome. Throughout the poem, the author explains all the aspects the prairies have and do not have. Therefore, at the end of the poem, the reader will understand the reasonings behind the title, and the poem will only cement that comprehension by restating the title in different wording.
4. I felt that Dumont’s description of the prairies was fairly accurate. The prairies do contain a great deal of beauty, such as our wildlife, nature, and culture. However, the prairies do have such characteristics that could turn away many people from living on them. This is described in the poem by stating some aspects the prairies do not have. Overall, I think the author described the prairies very well.
After reading activity:
1. According to the speaker, the prairies have many problems, such as its fences, skies, and flat landscape. The speaking states the land is “too long”, hinting to its flat landscape, that gives the impression that the fields go on forever. As well, the speaker said how the fences are disruptive to the flow of nature. This insinuates that the land looks untouched and natural, until the fences break the facade and show sign of human contamination. Lastly, the speaker references the sky to the long breaks between paragraphs. This hints to how the sky looks barren due to no skyscrapers or mountains, and that it is an empty sight to bear. These are just some of the things that are wrong with the prairies, according to the …show more content…
In the poem, Prairie, there are several instances of repetition. For instance, The first line of the poem states, “There is nothing”. Then, the last line of the poem also restates that there is nothing. In addition, the author continues to speak about a person's eye, repeating that they can see to the end of the earth's ledge. Repetition is used to emphasize the ideas imposed onto the reader by the author. It creates a rhythmic flow in the writing and allows the reader to comprehend the main points of the poem.
2. The poem is strategically broken into stanzas to apply dual meanings to each line. If one was to only read a single line of a stanza, they would get a different understanding than if they read both lines. For instance, the second stanza in Steven’s poem reads, “nothing to stand in/ the way of the eye”. This use of stanzas and punctuation creates double meaning for the stanza.
3. The authors insinuates a message that the landscape of the prairies are without excitement and beauty. He describes how the prairies are never ending due to nothing being in the way of your eyesight; as well, he states how the water runs through sloughs, due to the earth being so flat in the prairies.
Prairies
1. a)
Urban …show more content…
4th Stanza: The weather and the light are the highlighted aspects
5th Stanza: Explains the traits the prairies do contain, such as large trees, ornaments, vines, flowers, leaves, and grass.
6th Stanza: Shows how because of all the previously mentioned traits, geese do not fly to the prairies.
3. When the reader first looks at this poem, the title draws their attention because the reader will wonder why the geese are not welcome. Throughout the poem, the author explains all the aspects the prairies have and do not have. Therefore, at the end of the poem, the reader will understand the reasonings behind the title, and the poem will only cement that comprehension by restating the title in different wording.
4. I felt that Dumont’s description of the prairies was fairly accurate. The prairies do contain a great deal of beauty, such as our wildlife, nature, and culture. However, the prairies do have such characteristics that could turn away many people from living on them. This is described in the poem by stating some aspects the prairies do not have. Overall, I think the author described the prairies very well.
After reading activity: