“Hanging Fire” And “Teenagers”

In your teams, discuss the possible meaning of the idiom “hanging fire Opening Question

Team Collaborative Analysis “Hanging Fire” Who is the speaker of this poem? Use textual evidence. What inference can you make about how the speaker feels? Use textual evidence. What phrase appears again and again? Why does the speaker choose to use this phrase? How does the title relate to the central idea of the poem? Team Collaborative Analysis

Team Collaborative Analysis “Teenagers” Who is the speaker of this poem? Use textual evidence. What inference can you make about how the speaker feels? Use textual evidence. Part A: Identify the two similes. What is being compared? Part B: What effect does each simile have on the central idea of the poem? Team Collaborative Analysis

Team Collaborative Analysis The Big Picture… Each poem has a specific point of view or position about the subject matter. How do they compare/contrast? What is the unifying theme of these corresponding poems? Team Collaborative Analysis