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Attitude

What is the speaker’s attitude? How does the speaker feel about himself,

about others, and about the subject? What is the author’s attitude? How

does the author feel about the speaker, about other characters, about the

subject, and the reader? (use your tone vocabulary list)

Mournful tone. The speaker is grieving that he will never see another

butterfly. The sun cries. The dandelions calling to the speaker in a forlorn

way as if they wish he could join them, but he can’t

Shifts

Where do the shifts in tone, setting, voice, etc. occur? Look for time and

place, keywords, punctuation, and stanza divisions. What is the purpose of

each shift? How do they contribute to meaning?

There is a shift between the 3

and 4

stanza. The first three stanzas

describe a yellow (happy color) fluttering around and the flowers calling to

him.

The last stanza describes the speakers sorrow that all of the butterflies

are gone from the ghetto, which is a desperate place to live.

Title

Reanalyze the title on an interpretive level. What part does the title play in

the overall interpretation of the poem?

The poem’s title is about the last butterfly the speaker saw. It symbolizes

the freedom and happiness that is now gone from his life.

Theme

List the subjects and the abstract ideas in the poem. Then determine the

overall theme. What message is the author trying to convey? What lesson

is being taught? The theme must be written in a complete sentence.

There is a theme of freedom vs imprisonment. The message is the world is a

gloomy place when freedom is taken away from people.

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