The phrase "hang fire" means to delay or be delayed in taking action or progressing. What does the title suggest about the theme of the poem?
Question 2
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What example of personification is used in the first stanza of "Hanging Fire"? What does this reaveal about the speaker?
Question 3
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Reread lines 1-7 of "Hanging Fire". Based on these lines what inference can you make about the speaker of the poem?
Question 4
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The phrase "and momma's in the bedroom/with the door closed" is repeated at the end of each stanza. What does this figure of speech actually mean? (Not a literal meaning)
Question 5
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What inferences can you draw about the speaker of the poem when they say "Nobody ever stops to think/ about my side of it" and "why do I have to be/ the one/ wearing braces" and "I have nothing to wear tomorrow"?
Question 6
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Both poems use the image of a closed door. Reread the first stanza of "Teenagers" and identify the line that uses this image. What does the image suggest about a similar theme in both poems?
Question 7
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Identify two similes in the poem "Teenagers". What is being compared in each of the similes? What effect do the similes have on the last stanza of the poem?
Question 8
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How are the speakers of each poem similar on their viewpoints? How are they different?