Eating Poetry

Eating Poetry Questions and Answers

What is the tone and mood in stanza 1 of "Eating Poetry"?

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In "Eating Poetry" by Mark Strand, what are 3 literary devices used and how do they enhance the poem?

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What image is created in the first stanza of "Eating Poetry"?

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What is the metaphorical significance of the title "Eating Poetry"?

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Account for the change in the librarian’s behavior in "Eating Poetry."

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The first and last stanza in "Eating Poetry" support the same idea. Explain.

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In terms of an extended metaphor, what happens to the poems that are gone in line 7 of "Eating Poetry"?

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How does Mark Strand use diction in "Eating Poetry"?

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What is the irony of the librarian's reaction to the speaker in “Eating Poetry”?

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Why does the speaker in "Eating Poetry" behave like a dog?

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What is emphasized by saying that the speaker is eating poetry? How is reading poetry the same as eating poetry?

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How is the librarian characterized in "Eating Poetry"?

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What is the rhyme scheme for "Eating Poetry?"  

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Relate the incident that is conveyed in the poem.

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What is the style used in "Eating Poetry" by Mark Strand?

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Why is it significant that the "light is dim" in "Eating Poetry"?

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What is the act of eating poetry a metaphor for in "Eating Poetry"?

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What does Mark Strand want to show us in his poem "Eating Poetry"?

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Does anyone know of an exercise to sharpen the 5 senses in order to create a more vivid image? 

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FREE I can understand how students and readers in general are intimidated by the use of poetic elements in some anthologized poetry, but why are people still so intimidated by the contemporary free-verse poetry? Has free-verse opened more doors for readers and writers of poetry to try and understand the creative process of writing or have we diluted poetry? Can anyone write good poetry?  

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