Question

In at least two hundred words, write a summary of the poem “Sestina.” Include at least two images that support your summary.

Answer 1

Answer:

It's September, late evening, and it's sprinkling out. A grandma and her granddaughter are inside making a bite and some tea. To kill some time while the water bubbles, they read the chronological registry and make jokes out of what they find. Despite the fact that the grandma is chuckling, it appears she is vexed about something, since she's endeavoring to shroud her tears.  

Now, both the grandma and the grandkid appear to vanish into their very own private musings. The grandma figures how her pity may be associated with the season, and the tyke is occupied by the buildup shaping on the tea pot. While the grandma cleans up—hanging the chronological registry back on its string, putting more wood on the stove—the kid draws an image of a house and a man "with buttons like tears" to show to her grandmother.  

The poem finishes in a quite creative manner, with the chronicle dropping fanciful moons from its pages into the blossom bed of the child's illustration, at that point saying "time to plant tears"; the grandma singing to the stove, and the kid drawing another scrawl of a house with her pastels.

Answer 2

Answer:

Summary:

Explanation:

A grandmother and her granddaughter are inside making a snack and some tea. To kill some time while the water boils, they read the almanac and make jokes out of what they find. Even though the grandmother is laughing, it seems she is upset about something, because she's trying to hide her tears.

At this point, both the grandmother and the grandchild seem to disappear into their own private thoughts. The grandmother thinks how her sadness might be connected to the time of year, and the child is distracted by the condensation forming on the teakettle. While the grandmother tidies up—hanging the almanac back on its string, putting more wood on the stove—the child draws a picture of a house and a man "with buttons like tears" to show to her grandma.

The poem ends in a pretty imaginative way, with the almanac dropping imaginary moons from its pages into the flower bed of the kid's drawing, then saying "time to plant tears"; the grandmother singing to the stove; and the child drawing another scribble of a house with her crayons.