When trying to understand a poem, the best place to start is with the question, "What did you notice?" Don't worry about what anything means, just focus on the words on the page. You might notice these two lines rhyme" or "I noticed the
crow, it seemed important to me."
After you read "Dust of Snow," make notes about at least three things you noticed. Then, with an instructor or fellow
student, have a quick discussion about the poem. Share what you noticed. Write down what other people noticed. Did
you notice the same things? What do you feel about the parts that other people have pointed out?
Your response should be at least 150 words in length

Read these excerpts. lincoln's "gettysburg address." it is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. whitman's "o captain! my captain! ". exult, o shores, and ring, o bells! but i, with mournful tread, walk the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use? logos: the use of logic to convince the audience pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way