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Windshield Wiper by Eve Merriam
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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