Go back to the poem entitled "Good Timber" found on page 8
and identify its tone, word choice, imagery, style and theme
(TWIST). You may answer in one to two complete sentences
each. (Use the TWIST of Mother to Son on page 6 as example).
Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper/in your
notebook
Answers & Comments
Answer:
TONE - serious yet optimistic, hopeful and encouraging. The speaker emphasizes that struggles and challenges are essential to man's life to develop and grow.
WORD CHOICE - the poet used words and phrases with negative connotations to represent challenges. He also utilized trees, forest and other words associated with nature to create a mental picture that trees of good timber and strong men are formed through hardships and challenges.
Explanation:
IMAGERY- " Good timber does not grow with ease. the stronger wind, the stronger trees. the further the sky, the greater length, the more the storm, the more the strength."
A tree that is going to lives through more storms and an uncertain amount of sun. cold and "rain and snow".
Style - the entire poem is one extended metaphor comparing trees to human being
THEME- it is through struggle that people grow and discover thier true potential. challenges are necessary to be successful in life
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