POL: Analysis of Poem for “Dream Song 14” Dream Song 14 By John Berryman Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so. After all, the sky flashes, the great sea yearns, we ourselves flash and ye

P O L: A naly sis o f P oem f o r “ D re am S ong 1 4” D re am S ong 1 4 B y J o hn B erry m an L if e , fr ie nds, is b orin g. W e m ust n ot s a y s o . A fte r a ll, th e s ky fla sh es, th e g re at s e a y e a rn s, w e o urs e lv e s fla sh a nd y e arn , a nd m ore ove r m y m oth er to ld m e a s a b oy ( re peatin gly ) ‘E ve r to c o nfe ss y o u’r e b ore d m eans y o u h ave n o I n ner R eso urc e s.’ I c o nclu de n ow I h ave n o i n ner r e so urc e s, b eca use I a m h eavy b ore d. P eople s b ore m e, l it e ra tu re b ore s m e, e sp ecia lly g re at lit e ra tu re , H enry b ore s m e, w it h h is p lig hts & g rip es a s b ad a s a ch ille s, w ho lo ve s p eople a nd v a lia nt a rt, w hic h b ore s m e. A nd th e tr a nquil h ills , & g in , lo ok lik e a d ra g a nd s o m ehow a d og h as ta ke n it s e lf & it s ta il c o nsid era bly a w ay i n to m ounta in s o r s e a o r s ky, le avin g b ehin d: m e, w ag. D ir e ctio ns: W hen y o u a re a ske d to p ro vid e th e c h u nks o f y o u r p oem , m ake s u re y o u p ro vid e a ll o f th em . F or th e p urp ose o f th is a ctiv it y , d o n ot u se m ore th an fo ur lin es fo r a c h u nk. 1 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: S yn ta x ( 5 ) D ir e ctio ns: T a ke th e p oem y o u a re m em oriz in g fo r P O L a nd d iv id e it b y c h u nks u sin g s yn ta x. T yp e / c o py e ach c h unk o n a lin e. P ay p a rtic u la r a tte ntio n to w here p unctu atio n is , s o a s to p ause a ppro pria te ly . R e-w rit e y o ur p oem b ase d o n th ose c h u nks/p ause s. 2 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: Im ag ery ( 5 ) D ir e ctio ns: Id entif y e ve ry im age in y o ur p oem . W rit e th e p hra se in th e a ppro pria te c a te gory . V is u al A udit o ry G usta to ry T a ctile O lf a cto ry 3 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: T it le ( 5 ) ● F or # 1 in dic a te th e p re dic tio n y o u m ade w it h th e tit le . If y o u r p oem is a s o n net w hic h u se s th e fir s t lin e a s th e lit tle , w ork w it h th e fir s t lin e. ● F or # 2, in dic a te w hat th e p oem a ctu ally e nded u p b ein g a bout. ● F or # 3, e xp la in w hy th e tit le is a ppro pria te fo r th e p oem . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: S peaker/S it u atio n ( 5 ) ● E xp la in in a s e nte nce w ho th e s p eake r o f th e p oem is . ● N ext, p ull s o m e lin e/p hra se /id ea fr o m th e p oem th at s u p ports y o u r a sse rtio n o f w ho th e s p eake r is . ● F in ally , in o ne s e nte nce , e xp la in th e s it u a tio n th at r e quir e s th e w rit in g o f th is p oem . W hat h as th e s p eake r e xp erie nce d to m ake h im /h er/it w rit e th is p oem ? S peake r: H ow I k n ow : S it u atio n: 5 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: D en ota tio n ( 5 ) D ir e ctio ns: D efin e a ll th e w ord s y o u d o n ot k n o w in y o u r p oem . D o N O T u se th e r o ot o f a w ord t o d efin e it s e lf . U se th e d efin it io n th at is a ppro pria te fo r th e p oem . If y o u k n o w th e d efin it io n o f e ve ry s in gle w ord , th en c h oose 4 w ord s th at a re th e m ost c h a lle ngin g v o ca b ula ry a nd p ro vid e t h at d efin it io n. IN CLU DE a ny w ord y o u d o n ot k n o w h ow to s a y. W ord D efin it io n 6 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: C onnota tio n- A ll t h e t h oughts , f e elin gs, w ord s, c u lt u ra l a sso cia tio ns, e xte n ded d efin it io n o f a w ord . ( 1 0) D ir e ctio ns: C opy/p aste y o ur P O L p oem d iv id ed b y c h u nks o n th e le ft s id e. In th e m id dle c o lu m n, i d entif y th e M OST im porta nt w ord in th e c h u nk a nd ty p e th at w ord . T o d ete rm in e th e m ost i m porta nt w ord , a sk y o urs e lf w hic h w ord m ake s a d if f e re nce to th e m ea nin g o r m ore o f a n i m pact o n m eanin g. O nce y o u h ave id entif ie d th e m ost im pa ctfu l w ord in th e c h u nk, s p end tim e w rit in g a ll o f th e c o nnota tio ns y o u h ave w it h th e w ord . E ve n tu ally , y o u w ill b egin to n otic e a p atte rn o f th e s a m e ty p e o f c o nnota tio ns e m erg in g fr o m th e p oem . N ote - w hen w ork in g w it h t h is s te p fo r c la ss, w ork to id entif y a m in im um o f 1 0 t o ta l w ord s in y o ur p oem . If y o u h ave f e w er th an 1 0 c h unks, y o u m ay h ave to c h o ose m ore th an o ne im po rta nt w ord fo r c o nnota tio n. If y o u h ave m ore th an 1 0 c h unks, m ake s u re y o u w ork w it h e ach c h u nk. C hunk W ord Y our E xte nded D efin it io n 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 1 0. 1 1 . 1 2. 1 3. 1 4. 1 5. 7 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n: S um mary /P ara p hra se ( 5 ) D ir e ctio ns: Y ou s h ould a lr e ady h ave y o ur p oem fo r P O L d iv id ed b y s yn ta ctic a l u nit s /c h unks. In t h e ta ble b elo w , c o py y o ur p oem o ne c h unk a t a tim e o n th e le ft- h and c o lu m n. O n th e r ig ht- h and c o lu m n, s u m mariz e o r p ara phra se w hat is h appenin g fo r th at c h u nk o r w hat th e m eanin g is o f t h at c h unk. Y our P oem C hunk b y C hunk Y our S um mary o r P ara phra se o f th e C hu nk 8 . P oetr y E xp lo ra tio n : F ig u ra tiv e L an gu age ( 5 ) D ir e ctio ns: I d en tif y A LL o f t h e f ig ura tiv e l a n guag e/m eta p hor u m bre lla u se d i n y our p oem . Y ou m ay r e fe r t o t h e M eta p hors a n d M ean in g h an dout f o r y our l is t o f f ig ura tiv e l a n guag e. ● O n t h e l e ft h an d c o lu m n i n se rt e v ery s in gle c h unk o f y our p oem . ● I n t h e n ex t c o lu m n w rite N /A i f t h ere i s n ot a n y f ig ura tiv e l a n guag e. I f t h ere i s f ig ura tiv e l a n guag e, i d en tif y t h e t y pe. ● I n t h e n ex t c o lu m n w rite a s e n te n ce s a y in g w hat i s b ein g c o m pare d t o w hat. ● I n t h e f in al c o lu m n, w rite a s e n te n ce e x pla in in g t h e s ig nif ic an ce o f t h e c o m paris o n. E xpla in w hat m ore y ou u nders ta n d w ith t h e c o m paris o n. P O EM C H UNK M ETA PH OR U M BRELLA W HAT I S B EIN G C O M PA RED T O W HAT S IG NIF IC A NCE O F C O M PA RIS O N P O L: T o ne A naly sis o f P oem ( 5 ) D ir e ctio ns: U se th e p ro vid ed to ne lis ts in th e P oetr y s e ctio n o f C la ssro om to d ete rm in e th e to n e t h at is a ppro pria te fo r e ach s yn ta ctic u nit /c h u nk. H ig hlig ht w here y o u s e e th e m ajo r s h if t in th e p oem . R em em ber th at a s h if t in to ne c a n b e c o m ple m en ta ry o r c o n tr a stin g. Y ou m ust c h oose a s p ecif ic to ne w ord . Y ou m ay n ot c h oose a g enera l c a te gory . S yn ta ctic U nit / C hunk fr o m P oem T he to ne y o u w ill u se in d eliv e ry o f c h unk