What is the central irony that George P. Morris develops in the second stanza?
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Questions: - What is the central irony that George P. Morris develops in the second stanza?
How would you describe Morris’s overall tone in this poem?
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Questions: - How would you describe Morris’s overall tone in this poem?
How do the last four lines of the poem differ from those that precede them? What is their rhetorical effect?
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Questions: - How do the last four lines of the poem differ from those that precede them? What is their rhetorical effect?
How does the repetition of “breathed a prayer for him” at the end of each stanza influence the meaning of the poem?
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Questions: - How does the repetition of “breathed a prayer for him” at the end of each stanza influence the meaning of the poem?
What about this poem might account for its great popularity in its time?
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Questions: - What about this poem might account for its great popularity in its time?
Go online to find the sheet music for this ballad, or listen to a recording. How does reading the music or listening to the song affect your understanding and estimation of the piece?
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Questions: - Go online to find the sheet music for this ballad, or listen to a recording. How does reading the music or listening to the song affect your understanding and estimation of the piece?