Not
Just a Platform for my Dance
By
Marilyn Dumont
this
land is not just a place to set my house my car my fence
this land is not
just a plot to bury my dead my seed
this land is
my tongue my eyes my mouth
this
headstrong grass and relenting willow
these flat-footed fields and applauding leaves
these frank winds and electric sky lines
these flat-footed fields and applauding leaves
these frank winds and electric sky lines
are
my prayer
they are my medicine
and they become my song
they are my medicine
and they become my song
this land is not
just a platform for my dance
just a platform for my dance
To listen to me read the poem to you please click the link below:
Platform for Dance (poem) read aloud/ audio- Mrs. Otke
ELA A30 students: You are expected to complete all of the questions under each poem. You are expected to complete using full sentences and proper grammar.
ELA A31 students: You will choose at least 2 of the questions under each poem, which you can answer best to your knowledge and understanding. You are expected to complete using full sentences and proper grammar.
How you will be marked: Poem Analysis Marking Scheme
Not Just a Platform for My
Dance (Dumont)
Questions
1. Why does the poet choose to
use the word "just" when referring to the land?2. Look at the adjectives that the poet uses in this three-line stanza to describe the elements of nature. What do these adjectives have in common?
3. How does this author view the land? How do you know?
4. What is your favorite line(s) in this poem and why?
INSTRUCTIONS
- Please use the google form to answer these questions to me with your name clearly marked on your assignment to get credit for your thoughts and ideas. Platform for Dance Ques- Google Doc
- Click submit once you have finished all the questions.
- By using the Google form it will be emailed to me directly.
Once you have completed your poetry questions,
please clearly mark your name on your assignment and email/ Google Doc
it to Mrs. Otke, so you can get credit for your ideas and thoughts