Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Did I Miss Anything Precis
The poem,"Did I Miss Anything?," by Tom Wayman, is a childlike poem about a teacher writing to a student about he consequences of missing class. Wayman was able to display his childlike humor by using repetition. The childlike humor conveys a deeper idea to the poem where missing class is actually a huge loss to you. "Nothing" is one of the main words that the teacher uses repeatedly to remind the child of their loss. The other word that the author repeatedly uses is "everything," as the student missed their chance to be at school, whether they just didn't show up, or they were sick. Wayman also shows a pattern or repeated sarcasm. Every stanza in the poem contains sarcasm, especially in the stanzas first containing the word "nothing." This creates a deeper message to any student to misses school, they if they miss school, that is an opportunity missed. By using repetition to convey his idea, Wayman was able to create an image of consequence perfectly.
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You did a great job of picking out and explaining the tone, however did not explain the reason for the tone. Also, your topic sentences should be more concise, meaning that the first three sentences should all be included in your topic sentence. Last thing is that you picked out a lof ot great quotes, however you did not explain why he used them. Next time, you should explain the effects of creating a certain tone and using certain words. Great job!
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