“Song of the Sky Loom”
1. Who are the Tewa?
2. To whom did the Tewa pass their weaving skills?
3. How are the Tewa like other Pueblo people?
4. Define myth.
5. Define metaphor. What is the tenor and the vehicle of a metaphor?
6. Who is addressed in this song?
7. Of what will the garment be woven? How are the elements linked to one another?
8. How do the speakers name themselves?
9. What is the speakers’ message? What do “we” offer, and what do “we” ask in return?
10. What kind of garment do the speakers ask for twice?
11. Where do the speakers wish to walk “fittingly“?
12. What do the speakers offer their gods?
13. How does this song indicate that the Tewa are weavers?
14. What elements of nature are described in the poem?
15. What relationship does the song suggest exists between humans and the divine?
16. What is the central comparison in “Song of the Sky Loom”?
17. What imagery is used in this song?
18. What do you think is the significance of the song’s title?
19. What mythical elements appear in “Song of the Sky Loom”?
20. What are the tenor and vehicle of the central comparison in the “Song of the Sky Loom”?
21. What is the garment of brightness?