Question

1. personal connections which poem affected you the most? why?

comprehension

1. read: check (a) how does the woman in \blind\ gain the sense of sight? (b) after she regains her sight, what can she no longer do? (a) in \the blind seer of ambon,\ whom does the speaker lose? (b) in \on his blindness,\ what does the speaker long to do just once?
2. strategy: create mental images (a) give an example of how you created a mental image as you read one of the poems. what kinds of details helped you form the mental image? (b) would you recommend this strategy to others? why or why not?

analysis and discussion

1. make inferences in \blind,\ how do you think the woman feels about her life after she gains her sight? explain, citing specific details from the poem to support your response.
2. (a) analyze in lines 22 - 25 of \the blind seer of ambon,\ what hesitation does the speaker express about the idea of naming a flower? (b) interpret what idea about the limitations of language does the poem express? explain.
3. (a) contrast in the last stanza of \the blind seer of ambon,\ how does the speakers interaction with the shell differ from his earlier efforts of drawing and studying natural objects? (b) interpret why is \everything... awake in the darkness\?
4. (a) analyze identify details in \on his blindness\ that show how the world now appears to the speaker. (b) analyze identify other details that show how the world once appeared to the speaker. (c) interpret for the speaker, what qualities in the world has blindness taken away? explain.
5. get ready for close reading choose a passage from each poem that you find especially interesting or important. youll discuss the passage with your group during close - read activities.

eq notes
what does it mean to see?
what have you learned about blindness and sight from reading these poems? go to your essential question notes and record your

Explanation:

The questions involve analyzing and interpreting poems, which requires understanding of literary elements like imagery, inferences, and language - related ideas.

Answer:

1. Answers will vary based on personal experience with a poem.
2. (a) Analyze the text of "Blind" to understand the woman's gain of sight and its implications. (b) Look at the text of "On His Blindness" to determine what the speaker loses. (c) Analyze the text of "The Blind Seer of Ambon" for what the speaker longs for.
3. (a) Recall a mental image created while reading a poem and describe how it was formed. (b) Evaluate the strategy based on personal experience and explain the recommendation.
4. Analyze the text of "Blind" for details about the woman's feelings after regaining sight.
5. (a) Analyze lines 22 - 25 of "The Blind Seer of Ambon" for the speaker's hesitation about naming a flower. (b) Interpret the idea about language limitations from the poem.
6. (a) Compare the speaker's interaction with the shell to earlier activities in "The Blind Seer of Ambon". (b) Interpret the significance of "everything...awake in the darkness".
7. (a) Identify details in "On His Blindness" showing how the world now appears. (b) Identify other details. (c) Interpret how blindness has changed the speaker's perception.
8. Select passages from each poem and be prepared to discuss the reasons for their interest/importance.