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  1. Who is the speaker in this poem? Describe him as well as you can.

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    Exploring the Text: - Who is the speaker in this poem? Describe him as well as you can.
  2. Trace the verbs in the “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner.” What kind of pattern do you see? Who is creating the action in each verb? How is the pattern related to the meaning of the poem?

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    Exploring the Text: - Trace the verbs in the “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner.” What kind of pattern do you see? Who is creating the action in each verb? How is the pattern related to the meaning of the poem?
  3. What associations do you make with the word “State” (l. 1)?

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    Exploring the Text: - What associations do you make with the word “State” (l. 1)?
  4. How do the sounds of the words “black flak” (l. 4) function as onomatopoeia—the use of a word that refers to a sound and whose pronunciation mimics that sound? What is their effect?

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    Exploring the Text: - How do the sounds of the words “black flak” (l. 4) function as onomatopoeia—the use of a word that refers to a sound and whose pronunciation mimics that sound? What is their effect?
  5. What argument does Randall Jarrell make in “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner”? How does he support his claim?

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    Exploring the Text: - What argument does Randall Jarrell make in “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner”? How does he support his claim?