AndyLin

** IMITATION OF THE CORN GROWS UP ** The Cake is Baked The cake is baked. The kids at home eat the cake, munch, munch. The mom brings it with her. The kids at school eat the cake, munch, munch. The mom brings it with her. The kids at the playground eat the cake, munch, munch. The cake is baked. The kids at home eat the cake, munch, munch.
 *  1. Select one poem of the four provided and write another poem mimicking the style and syntax of the first poem. You can change the topic and words, but the rhythm, number of syllables, sentence structure and poetic elements (such as repetition and figurative language) have to be mirrored in your poem. You may write on any topic you like. **

Comparison of I have killed a deer and The Hunting Song Both of the poems are talking about hunting and both of the poem’s subjects are deer. Both of the poems, the narrator seem to be a hunter. Both of the poems are talking about the nature of life and the relation of nature and hunter. The images does not get stronger in both of the poems. There are a lot of differences between the two poems: I have killed a dear and The Hunting Song. In ‘I have killed a dear’, the author uses words such as kill, crush etc… but overall, the mood is more peaceful than ‘The Hunting Song’. ‘I have killed a dear’ is talking about the cycle of life, how the hunter kills the creature from nature, but when he dies; he has to give it all back. While, ‘The Hunting Song’ talks about hunter luring a deer into his trap or his site so he could kill it. It seems to be peaceful, but after reading it more and more time, I find it slightly cruel. Hunter singing a song about luring a deer into his trap. ‘Hunting Song’ has a repetition of the word deer. ‘I have killed a deer’ does not have a repetition though.
 * 2. **** Select two poems (must be different than the one you picked for #1) and write two short paragraphs that compare and contrast the poems. Your paragraphs can focus on different elements of the poems, including subject, theme, tone, use of poetic devices such as repetition, imagery, and any progressions that you notice in the poems (for example, you might notice that the images get stronger in each line, or the detail gets more specific). Be sure that (a) you explain how the elements contribute to the message or feeling of the whole poem and (b) that you don’t just talk about one poem and then the other. You have to first talk about the comparisons (similarities) and then the contrasts (differences). So you have to think about the structure of your paragraphs before you write them. **

** 3. **** Read the short story called **** "The Navajo Origin Legend **** ". Answer the following questions: ** ** a. **** What did you like about the story? ** ** b. **** What did you dislike about the story? ** ** c. **** What was the image that was most powerful or interesting for you? ** ** d. **** The Native Americans who wrote this poem are similar to other pre-colonial societies in that they write about the materials of their everyday lives in their myths. Food, nature, and animals are some such materials. Identify all the specific materials that appear in the story that would be common in the everyday lives of the Native American culture. For each material that you identify, explain briefly what is happening to it in the story. ** ** e. **** What can you tell about the culture of this people based on the materials that appear in this story and they way that these objects are used? Do you notice any patterns in how these materials are depicted? ** a) The story tells you everything in order and in detail. It makes the passage and the whole process clear. b) The whole story did not use many writing devices, it makes reading it feeling like reading a recipe. That is not good for a written work. c) I think the most powerful image is at the start of the third paragraph. “The white ear of corn had been changed into a man, the yellow ear into a woman. It was the wind that gave them life. It is the wind that comes out of our mouths now that gives us life.” That was the most powerful image for me. d) Cornmeal-dry off after washing Grain- covering the ear of corns Corn- turns into human Buskin- turns into a human Wind- helps the materials turn into a human Eagle feather- used in ceremony e) First of all, it shows that Native Americans are really religious and strongly believes in there religious believes. It also shows that the Native Americans pay a lot of attention on the details. All the materials have to be placed in a specific place in a specific direction. These materials are to be depicted in a pattern that color, mainly white and yellow, are very important in the ceremony

** 4. The speaker in "I Have Killed a Deer" talks about death and killing in an unusual way. How would you describe the way he talks about death and killing? Why does he talk about it this way? Do you think he feels sorry for killing living things? What single line is a turning point in the message of this poem? What is the overall message of this poem, in a single short sentence? ** The speaker talks about the way of killing like it is normal. It portrays a feeling that the speaker think killing is a part of cycle of life and it is necessary. He talks about killing this way because he has a strong belief of the cycle of life. I do not think he feels sorry about the death of killing, because he thinks it is natural and normal. “When I died I must give life” is the turning point of the whole poem. The message of this poem is that killing is the way to survive, but when you die, you have to give back to the nature that provided for you.