Monday, September 10, 2012

Practical Criticism 'You fit into me' Questions

  1. It's the first line of the poem, and an extremly vauge summary of the poem.  It also introduces the main imagry used throughout the poem.
  2. No.
  3. There's the idea of how different hooks and eyes can be tied together for either a good fit, or in a fit that causes extreme discomfort.
  4. The first stanza makes it look like a small hook and eye that fit together well, while the second is an image of pain and contradicts what one expected to follow based on the positive tone of the begining.
  5. Simile, image of a hook-and-eye closure that fits together perfectly, and an image of pain and something that doesn't fit together well are all used here.  They have a complimenting and contrasting relationship in the image they create, forming a whole picture that's somewhat disjointed.
  6. It has a rhythmic essence, but not as the typical uniform meter.  Each line has it's own meter that transitions into the next line, but doesn't really connect.
  7. Confused, but resigned.  The speaker seems to be saying that while there are good times, there are also horribly awful times, but that's how it is and they aren't really protesting or trying to change it as much as they are just stating that to themselves or the other party.
  8. Somebody speaking to another person, an object, or reflecting in their head about a relatioship they have with something.
  9. Paradox of the first and second hook and eye examples.  There also seems to be some tension between them saying they fit but don't fit.  There's also the paradox of using the words to mean two different things.  There's also how the things being described fit together, but the lines of the poem don't really fit.
  10. The hook and eye being two different things, and the differing meanings.
  11. There's no specific rhyme, syllabic pattern, or rhythm in the poem.  There's also the contrasting images created by the similar words.

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