Instruction
The teacher who speaks via voice over in the video clip we watched in class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7OE6bDfM2M quotes the following words from American poet Walt Whitman's poem "O Me! O Life!":
Oh me! Oh life! of the questions of these recurring,
Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill’d with the foolish,
Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?)
Of eyes that vainly crave the light, of the objects mean, of the struggle ever renew’d,
Of the poor results of all, of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around me,
Of the empty and useless years of the rest, with the rest me intertwined,
The question, O me! so sad, recurring—What good amid these, O me, O life?
Answer.
That you are here—that life exists and identity,
That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.
Then, the teacher goes on to offer an answer to Whitman's question by asking: "What will your verse be?"
Instructions:
Analyze the above given quote "What will your verse be?" given by the teacher as well as the allusion to Walt Whitman's above given quote of "O Me! O Life!" why does the teacher juxtapose Whitman's words prior to his query about what your verse will be?
Be sure to literary devices present in both of the given quotes. What do the teachers words in the "What will your verse be?" quote mean? Analyze, identify, and explain the literary devices present in the teacher's query and explain their significance. Analyze, identify, and explain the meaning of Walt Whitman's words as well as the literary devices present in Whitman's words and explain their significance. Why does the teacher juxtapose Walt Whitman's words alongside his query on what your verse will be? Respond in one paragraph and be sure to adhere to proper paragraph structure.
Rubric:
Thorough knowledge and comprehension of quotes
Successfully analyzes and identifies literary devices and can thoroughly explain their significance
Analyzes, identifies, and clearly explains the reason the teacher juxtaposes his "What will your verse be?" words on alongside Walt Whitman's words on "O Me! O Life!"
Utilizes proper paragraph structure
Communications clear, fluent, and focussed
Writing conventions are strong