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<blockquote data-quote="chrisa" data-source="post: 1563786" data-attributes="member: 229480">I read a poem at school, but I really do not understand it at all (and i&#039;m really stuck). I have a few questions dealing with the poem that I need some help with. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The poem is called &quot;The 1st&quot; by Lucille Clifton:Poem: What I remember about that dayis boxes stacked across the walkand couch springs curling through the airand drawers and tables balanced on the curband us, hollering,leaping up and aroundhappy to have playground;nothing about the emptied roomsnothing about the emptied familyQuestions:1. What are some details in the poem that tell you what is happening to the family2. List words used by the narrator to describe himself or herself and the other children (lines 5-7). Explain the emotional effect of these descriptive words3. a) Explain how the last two lines change the emotional feeling of the poemb) Explain why the mood of the children is in contrast with that of the ending of the poem4. Explain how the connection of &quot;emptied rooms&quot; (line 8) is different from the connotation of &quot;emptied family&quot; (line 9)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chrisa, post: 1563786, member: 229480"] I read a poem at school, but I really do not understand it at all (and i'm really stuck). I have a few questions dealing with the poem that I need some help with. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The poem is called "The 1st" by Lucille Clifton: Poem: What I remember about that day is boxes stacked across the walk and couch springs curling through the air and drawers and tables balanced on the curb and us, hollering, leaping up and around happy to have playground; nothing about the emptied rooms nothing about the emptied family Questions: 1. What are some details in the poem that tell you what is happening to the family 2. List words used by the narrator to describe himself or herself and the other children (lines 5-7). Explain the emotional effect of these descriptive words 3. a) Explain how the last two lines change the emotional feeling of the poem b) Explain why the mood of the children is in contrast with that of the ending of the poem 4. Explain how the connection of "emptied rooms" (line 8) is different from the connotation of "emptied family" (line 9) [/QUOTE]

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