Self Portrait Poem Assignment - Assigned Feb 10/ 21


      Self Portrait
It doesn’t interest me if there is one God
Or many gods.
I want to know if you belong — or feel abandoned;
If you know despair
Or can see it in others.
I want to know
If you are prepared to live in the world
With its harsh need to change you;
If you can look back with firm eyes
Saying “this is where I stand.”
I want to know if you know how to melt
Into that fierce heat of living
Falling toward the center of your longing.
I want to know if you are willing
To live day by day
With the consequence of love
And the bitter unwanted passion
Of your sure defeat.
I have been told
In that fierce embrace
Even the gods
Speak of God.

~ David Whyte ~

Please click on the link below to listen to Mrs Otke read the poem "Self Portrait"
 
Review poetry terms by clicking on the following link: Poetic Terms/ Devices- Power Point- Please Use!

Instructions
 ELA B30 students:  You are expected to complete all the questions using full sentences and proper grammar.
ELA B31 students: You will choose 6 out of the 10 questions, which you can answer best to your knowledge and understanding. You are expected to complete using full sentences and proper grammar.    
  1. Read the poem several times. 
  2. Write ideas by the poem as you read: note words or phrases that suggest the poem’s theme, note and explain poetic techniques used 
  3. Use your “Poetry Terms” power point for ideas
  4. Note any connections or reactions you have to each poem. Then, answer the questions that follow the poem below.
  5. 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.  Google Form- Poetry Analysis Questions
  6. Click submit once you have finished all the questions. 
  7. By using the Google form it will be emailed to me directly.