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Graphic Organizer for “Elsewhere”

Title: Examine the title of the poem. / Form (1 point): What is the form of the poem? Is it divided into stanzas? How many lines per stanza? / Rhyme Scheme (1 point): What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? Make sure you list the scheme for the entire poem. Is there any internal rhyme?
Before Reading (1 point): Predict what you think the poem will be about based on the title.
After Reading (1 point): After reading the poem, how does the title relate to the poem? Has the title taken on a different meaning after you’ve read the poem?
Figurative Language: Can you find any examples of figurative language? List and categorize the examples below. / Imagery (1 point): Is there any imagery in the poem? What senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell) does the imagery appeal to? / Sound Devices (1 point): Are there any sound devices? List the examples below and determine whether they are alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, or repetition.
Metaphors (1 point):
Similes (1 point):
Personification (1 point):
Images (1 points): Which of the images created by Walcott in his poem is the most powerful to you and why? / Tone (3 points): What is the tone of the poem? Remember, the tone is the author’s attitude. Does the tone shift, and if so, where? Use evidence from the poem to defend your choice of tone. / Connotation/ Figurative (2 points): What is the underlying meaning of the poem?
Theme (3 points): What is the theme of the poem? Remember,
the theme is the main idea of the poem. It is a perception about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
Subject:
Theme:
Support: / Connect to Your Life (1 point): How does this poem connect to your life? / Your Turn (5 points): Write your own poem in Walcott’s style about the problems that exist in the world today—in some “elsewhere.” Use clear images like Walcott and begin with the word “somewhere,” and repeat it frequently throughout your poem. At some point in your poem, describe what things are like “here”—whatever here is for you. 10 line minimum.
Evaluate (1 point): Was this poem worth reading? Why or why not?