Questions

1. What do you think is Heather McHugh’s main theme in “Auto”?

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   Questions: - What do you think is Heather McHugh’s main theme in “Auto”?
2. What is the effect of the poem’s plays on words, such as “trains of thought” (l. 5), “the horse was doubled, then redoubled” (l. 2), and “the pump / marked self” (ll. 19–20)? What do the lines “in a glassed-in, / speakered-up” (ll. 9–10) evoke?

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   Questions: - What is the effect of the poem’s plays on words, such as “trains of thought” (l. 5), “the horse was doubled, then redoubled” (l. 2), and “the pump / marked self” (ll. 19–20)? What do the lines “in a glassed-in, / speakered-up” (ll. 9–10) evoke?
3. Why do you think McHugh breaks lines where she does? How does it affect the rhythm of the poem?

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   Questions: - Why do you think McHugh breaks lines where she does? How does it affect the rhythm of the poem?
4. What do you think McHugh’s view of the automobile is? Is it like or unlike your view? Explain your answer.

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   Questions: - What do you think McHugh’s view of the automobile is? Is it like or unlike your view? Explain your answer.