Judy Page Heitzman, The Schoolroom on the Second Floor of the Knitting Mill
Photo by Dan Heitzman.
Judy Page Heitzman
The Schoolroom on the Second Floor of the Knitting Mill (Literature To Go, p. 423)
Listen to “The Schoolroom on the Second Floor of the Knitting Mill,” read by Judy Page Heitzman.
Copyright © 1991 by Judy Page Heitzman. Originally appeared in The New Yorker, December 2, 1992, p. 102. Recorded by permission of the author.
Considerations for Critical Thinking and Writing
first response. Does your impression of Mrs. Lawrence change from the beginning to the end of the poem? How so?
How can line 2 be read as an implied metaphor?
Discuss the use of similes in the poem. How do they contribute to the poem’s meaning?