Discussion Question

This week, we will begin to consider the way different literary genres provide writers with the tools to address issues of language, storytelling, and identity, with a specific focus on poetry.

From Good Poems, read: “For a Five-Year Old” p. 12; “For My Daughter in Reply to a Question” p. 13

Respond to the following: “For a Five-Year Old” and “For My Daughter in Reply to a Question” feature exchanges between a parent and child. What "stories" are being transmitted in these poems? Are they truthful? As a reader, do you feel that these stories are justified? Are the parents "right" to tell the stories the way they do?