Posted by Emily Frost-Morgan (24.23.57.68) on June 28, 2005 at 2:05:25 p.m.:
In Reply to: Re: "The Fish" posted by Katie Hartman on June 27, 2005 at 12:02:34 p.m.:
>The elements helped me understand some of the adjectives the author used to describe the fish more clearly. The use of the words did not seem weird or unusual. I was able to understand why the author did that and how to find it in the poem. After reading about the tone and going back to the poem I was able to get an idea of what the fish was feeling like and how it was acting to show its feelings. Reading over the elements helped decode the confusing reading of poetry.
The elements of poetry helped me decode some of the confusing parts too. You defintely get a different feel for the poem when you read the elements and then go back to poem knowing what to look for.