Essay Questions

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What images are contrasted in lines 1-7 and lines 8-15. What is the purpose of the contrasting images?

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What connotations are expressed by the words “wild iris”? What images emerge? What meaning is conveyed?

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What is conveyed through the poet’s use of the word “should”? Is this a hopeful poem?

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