Poetry Connection: Calypso by Suzanna Vega
By Amanda Lampley
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8 Questions
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Question 1
1.
Summarize Odysseus's feelings about Calypso based on your textbook reading of "Part I: Caplypso, the Sweet Nymph."
Summarize Odysseus's feelings about Calypso based on your textbook reading of "Part I: Caplypso, the Sweet Nymph."
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Question 2
2.
Summarize the account from the poem that shares Calypso's feelings about Odysseus.
Summarize the account from the poem that shares Calypso's feelings about Odysseus.
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Question 3
3.
Who is the speaker of the poem?
Who is the speaker of the poem?
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Question 4
4.
Who do you feel the most connection toward? Odysseus or Calypso? Why?
Who do you feel the most connection toward? Odysseus or Calypso? Why?
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Question 5
5.
Which of the following is NOT a tone of this poem?
Which of the following is NOT a tone of this poem?
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Question 6
6.
Why does Calypso say she has a "clean heart"?
Why does Calypso say she has a "clean heart"?
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Question 7
7.
Calypso repeats the phrase, “I let him go,” several times in the song. Why do you think the words are repeated?
Calypso repeats the phrase, “I let him go,” several times in the song. Why do you think the words are repeated?
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Question 8
8.
Make an abstract drawing that represents either a detail OR represents an aspect of this poem.
Make an abstract drawing that represents either a detail OR represents an aspect of this poem.