The following poem needs to identify and answer this question.
Fore-mother by Lillian Bouzane
How does an individual’s perspective of, and response to, a crisis define him or her?
It needs to have mood, imagery, and tone identified in separate paragraphs incorporated and displayed how the poet used mood, imagery and tone to enhance the theme.
Consider the speaker’s tone.-What seems to be the speaker’s attitude?
What specific details from the poem support your conclusions?-Is the tone consistent or does the poet’s attitude shift throughout the poem?
Why might the poet have used this tone?Determine the mood when determining the theme.
What predominant emotion is the reader intended to feel?-What words or phrases support this mood?-
Is this mood consistent or does it shift through out the poem?Imagery – are all 5 senses aroused?
Did the poet deliberately active one sense in particular?