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Study Questions
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Group Discussion and Journal |
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Does this poem talk primarily about upper class people or common people? What are they doing in the early morning?
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This poem presents a view of London in the eighteenth century. Does this view of the city at dawn focus on the beauty of the city and the people? Or does it focus on the dirt and corruption in the city?
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How would you describe the speaker's attitude toward city people and city life? Is there humor in the poem? Give some examples of the humor.
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Applications and Wild Associations |
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Your City or Town--In his introduction Swift said that the poem is written to offer a realistic picture of a town "at half age" as opposed to the "fantastic descriptions" of some "easy writers" What is your realistic picture of your town or city (say, Taipei)? And how is it presented in commercials or propaganda?
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