Close Reading Exercise #1

1.      On your own, read the following poem and decide what it is about.

2.      Discuss and study the poem in your small group and come to a consensus as to what the poem is about and generate your explanation/proof of your interpretation to present to the class.

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By Emily Dickinson

Where ships of purple gently toss 

On seas of daffodil, 

Fantastic sailors mingle, 

And then—the wharf is still.