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Windshield Wiper by Eve Merriam

I believe the poem will be about _____.

Who is talking? What kind of person are they? Male or Female?

What is the circumstance that has caused the need for this communication right now?

S.O.A.P.

S= Speaker

O= Occasion

A= Audience

P= Purpose

S= Style

Windshield Wiper by Eve Merriam

Who are they talking to?

What is the speaker trying to achieve by sharing this information?

Who is the author?

How many stanzas?

How many lines?

fog smog

tissue paper

clear the smear

fog more

downpour

rubber scraper

macintosh

muddle on

slosh through

drying up

sky lighter

nearly clear

fog smog

tissue paper

clear the blear

fog more

splat splat

rubber scraper

overshoes

bumbershoot

slosh through

drying up

sky lighter

nearly clear

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Make Inferences

Sound Devices

Is this formal or informal? Does it rhyme?

What are some of the literary devices at work?

How is it structured? What is the tone?

*Why do you think the poet chooses to set the poem up in this way--with this unusual spacing?

*Why did the poet change the rhythm and appearance in lines 13-14?

*How does the repetition in these lines reflect the subject of the poem?

*In what way does the repetition in these lines also help to bring out ideas about the weather?

clearing clearing veer

clear here clear

1. macintosh: raincoat

2. bumbershoot: umbrella

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