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  1. “The Sacred” seems to have several subjects. What do you think they are, and how does Stephen Dunn link them?

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    Questions: - “The Sacred” seems to have several subjects. What do you think they are, and how does Stephen Dunn link them?
  2. Why do you think Dunn chose to lay out the poem the way he does—no capitals, line breaks in the midst of ideas, a period only at the end of the poem? What is the effect of these choices?

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    Questions: - Why do you think Dunn chose to lay out the poem the way he does—no capitals, line breaks in the midst of ideas, a period only at the end of the poem? What is the effect of these choices?
  3. How does Dunn romanticize the automobile? How do you think the teacher, whose question frames the poem, feels about the car?

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    Questions: - How does Dunn romanticize the automobile? How do you think the teacher, whose question frames the poem, feels about the car?
  4. Does this poem resonate with you? Explain your answer.

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    Questions: - Does this poem resonate with you? Explain your answer.