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the mother
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Gwendolyn Brooks
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What is the tone of Gwendolyn Brooks's poem "the mother"?
What examples of hyperbole appear in the poem "the mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks?
Is "the mother" a pro-life or a pro-choice poem?
In Gwendolyn Brooks' poem "the mother," he speaker says in line 21, "even in my deliberateness I was not deliberate." What does this mean?
What could be a well-structured thesis for "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks?
Why does the poet says that the dewdrops greet the dawn?
To whom is the narrator in "the mother" speaking?
Discuss the structure of Gwendolyn Brooks' poem "The Mother."
Think about the kind of mother whom Gwendolyn Brooks describe in the poem "the mother." Is it possible for a woman who has abortions to consider herself a mother?
What is the most important feature in the poem "The Mother"?
What examples of plentiful things does the poet give in "the mother"?
Do you believe Gwendolyn Brooks in her poem "the mother" when she tells her unborn child that she loves them? How can this be possible?
Considering this poem, discuss what topical material might be imposed on writers of poetry.
Is dramatic persona one of the main features in Gwendolyn Brooks's poem "the mother"?
How do lines five and six affect your reaction to the woman in Gwendolyn Brooks's poem "the mother"?
What is the poem "The Mother" about?
Explain why Gwendolyn Brooks might have used food imagery in the way she did in the poem "The Mother."
Most of Gwendolyn Brooks' "The mother" rhymes, but a few lines do not. Why might Brooks have chosen not to rhyme these particular lines?
Describe the setting of "The mother."
What is the significance of the line, "Believe that even in my deliberateness I was not deliberate," from Brooks' poem "The mother."