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shift-

in our poem there is no sign of a shift the poem stays the same throughout the whole stanza.

attitude

the attitude in "Lost" by Carl Sandburg is mostly mysterious, is applys a spooky and lonley feeling because it shows now the person or narrator in the poem is feeling about the situation. it says "desolate and lone" as the first sentence, so by that sentence you can tell the speaker's attitude in the poem.

Title-

T - Title

when you revisit the title in our poem after reading the whole stanza you can tell there is a bigger meaning than being lost. lost can be told in many forms, as in lost can mean emotionally or physically. in this poem the meaning of lost represents a man who is actually lost on a lake in search of help

connotation

My partner and I predicted that the poem will be based on the experience of being lost physically or emotionally.

simile-

like some lost child

this is a simile because it comparing a lost child to a boats whistle.

imagery-

all night long on a lake

where fog trails and mist creeps

this is imgery because it allows the readers to picture the lake and see the mist creep.

personification-

hunting the harbors breast

and the harbors eyes

this is personfication because is giving features to a non living thing, the harbor cannot have eyes.

P - Paraphrase

"Lost" by Carl Sandburg

This poem is based on being stranded and lost in the middle of a lake at night with a desire to find help.

Desolate and lone A

All night long on the lake B

Where fog trails and mists creep C

The whistle of a boat D

Calls and cries unendingly, E

Like some lost child F

In tears and trouble G

Hunting the harbor's breast H

and the harbors eyes. I

stranded

grim and lonely A

timeless hours on a lake B

where crickets chirp and dew rises C

the chime of the boat D

screams and whines continously E

like a stranded infant F

lost in the words of anger from their mother G

scouting the shore H

and the surface of elevation I

theme-

the theme of the poem has more to do with being lost can be more than just a physical place it can be emotionally aswell.

Lost By Carl Sandburg

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