Poem “Broken Friendship”
- Define the idea of friendship in your own terms.Discuss the idea in the poem; what defines a “genuine” friendship; and then, on the basis of your experience, describe a friendship you had; and, lastly, suggest how disagreements between friends can be settled amicably.
- Describe what happens between the two friends in the poem.
- Can a genuine friendship undergo the destructive process outlined in the poem? Is a real friendship something that lasts and endures during hard times? Explain
- We all have had friendships. Can you describe one or more friendships you have had? Was one different from another? How? Do you think the relationship of the two friends in the poem was a genuine friendship? What qualities does a real or true friend have?
- Everyone quarrels from time to time. Explain ways quarreling friends can reconcile with each other? What behaviors and attitudes are necessary for two friends to overcome differences? are some things beyond reconciliation?