[Get Solution] Human Nature

1. What is the title of the poem?  2. Who is the author?  3. Do you like the poem? Why or why not? 4. Who is the speaker? (The author is not the speaker. The speaker is a personae the author creates.) In other words, what can you assume about the speaker’s gender, age, educational level, life experience, personal situation, and world view based on his/her language and style of expression? 5. Who is the audience? To whom is the speaker addressing?  6. What is the situation? In other words, what is happening in the poem?  7. What are the major images in the poem? What can you see, hear, taste, touch, and smell? 8. How do those images add to the understanding of the poem? 9. Are there metaphors and similes? If so, discuss. 10. Are there any symbols in the poem? If so, discuss. 11. What is the central meaning of the poem? What does it mean to you? 12. Theme is the main idea from the author’s perspective. What is the theme of this poem? 13. What does this poem suggest about human nature, experience, and condition?  14. How could this poem apply to your life?