“Raven” Questions
Agenda
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - “A Psalm of Life”
Today we went over some background information regarding Longfellow, stanza form, and the poem itself (p.256-258). We read the poem on p. 258 together in class, and students were to answer the following questions:
Today we went over some background information regarding Longfellow, stanza form, and the poem itself (p.256-258). We read the poem on p. 258 together in class, and students were to answer the following questions:
1. What attitude or ideas does the speaker challenge in the first two stanzas? Is this attitude positive or negative?
2. In the third stanza, what does the speaker warn against? What is the speaker’s attitude concerning individually and self-reliance?
3. According to the poem, how can our lives influence future generations? What is the poet calling the readers to do?
4. Summarize the speaker’s view of life.
5. What is the message of this poem? Do you agree with the poet’s ideas?
2. In the third stanza, what does the speaker warn against? What is the speaker’s attitude concerning individually and self-reliance?
3. According to the poem, how can our lives influence future generations? What is the poet calling the readers to do?
4. Summarize the speaker’s view of life.
5. What is the message of this poem? Do you agree with the poet’s ideas?
Homework
"A Psalm of Life" questions due tomorrow, 10/29/15.
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