John Sumrall
Kat Fischer
Mary Wlodyka
Directions:​​ complete the following table. Add addition boxes if necessary. This work must be completed
with a partner for this assignment, ​you and your partner must complete the second, third, and fourth
columns​​ with regards to the respective question raised in the first column. Each person in your
partnership, must type their answers in different colors.
The Questions
Type the question/prompt
that was raised for
analysis. Shorten the
question; be sure to
include the “important
parts” or points of
analysis that the question
is raising. i.e. diction and
tone
a) In lines 12–26, what
senses does the imagery
appeal to?
b) In lines 44-57, how is
the speaker affected by
thoughts of life on land?
c) at line 64, the speaker
turns to a new idea. How
do you interpret the
sentence beginning “Thus
the joys of God . . .”?
d) In lines 80–102, what
is the main idea?
ELA IV, Honors
“Talk to the Text”
Dialectical Journal
The Answer Textual Support Peer Reflection
Write y our answer to Provide relevant textual Compose a reaction
the question raised support, which could – reflection
without textual support. strengthen your analysis concerning the
Be sure to answer what, (your answer) of the thoughts your partner
why, and how within text. Be sure to use made in their
your answer. direct quotes from the analysis
text and provide
necessary citation
information.
It appeals to hearing, Line 21: “The The cry of a bird is a
almost all of it is about death-noise of birds great way to show
birds crying. instead of laughter,” imagery through
Line 22: “The mewing sound, they have
of gulls instead of such a distinct and
mead.” loud cry.
The speaker seems to Line 45: “No passion for In a christian
not be phased by women, no worldly worldview, this is
earthly possessions or pleasures,” often spoken about.
pleasures. That is the
environment I grew
up in, so I can relate
to this.
As the speaker Line 61: “Of the world, The speaker starts to
approaches line 64, returning ravenous with doze off into talking
they start to talk about desire,” about worldly things,
worldly belongings. Lines 66-67: “ The which people often
Then they shift back to wealth Of the world do in life.
heavenly living. neither reaches to
Heaven nor remains.”
The speaker just talks Lines 99-100: “With
about how earth is treasures intended for
insignificant compared Heaven, but nothing
to god and heaven.
 Golden shakes the wrath
of God”
e) Paraphrase the advice We should always be Line 117: “Our thoughts
the speaker gives in lines thinking about where should turn to where our
117–122. Where is “our we will end up, which home is”
home”? is said to be in heaven.
So we should not store
up for ourselves
treasure on earth, for
heaven is our home.
f) What happened to the The speaker has Line 13: Learning that
speaker and what is his become depressed and silence is noble and
state of mind? is in a sad state of sorrow Nothing that
mind. The words usen speech can cure.
have become very Sadness Has never
somber. driven sadness off;
g) How does the imagery The past is described as Lines 33-34 People often
contracts between the something beautiful compare things to the
past and present? and light while the past, which I believe
present with him is unhealthy, so this
wandering is lonely and means a lot to me.
sad.
h) What ideas about The earth is a barren Line 75 The earth is not
earthly life do you get and sad place. Lines 83-84 always a bad place, it
from the images in lines depends mostly on
74–85? your perspective.
i) Is the wanderer He is speaking to Lines 105-107 I agree, it is
speaking, or is someone himself, he is speaking Line 108 important to know
else? What advice is to the general ‘you.’ He what you should and
offered in these lines? is saying to guard should not keep to
yourself and not be too yourself, because
open because you will people can use it to
get hurt in the end. hurt you.
j) What do the pauses They take the time and “I make this People use pauses in
emphasize? emphasize what she is song...about me full conversation all the
saying. Emphasize her sadly” time to emphasize
words and the meaning. “The dark of my exile” what they are saying.
k) Why is the wife in Because she was forced “I had few loved ones”
exile? to leave and is now sad
and alone.
l) What does the Everything around her “the summerlong day
speaker’s description makes her sad and we can weep over my
of her surroundings upset. exile.”
express about
her emotional state?
m) What sad images does The images emphasize “my beloved sits under a
the speaker her loneliness and rocky cliff.
imagine in lines 42–50? saddness with the
contrast of images.
In lines 64-124,what is The author’s view Line 116: ‘And God
the author’s view about about God is that he is mightier than any man’s
God and earthly life? the almighty and wins mind.’
against all other man,
and the earthly life is
glorious.
How are both halves of Both describe the line 9: ‘In icy bands,
the poem similar? earth’s natural bound with frost.’
strengths.
How does his past life His life gradually got line 101: ‘By the horror
compare to his present worse as time went by. of winter, smothering
life? warmth’
What does the wise man Greed is something that line 98: ‘Greedy
understand? dooms people. weapons have framed
their fate’