Question

Warm-Up

Answer 1

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When I read the poem to myself, I tried to understand the meaning of the poem. I discovered that the speaker is addressing his brain as something separate. He is asking his brain to teach him the art of remaining idle. I think this idea is funny and interesting.

When I read the poem aloud, I paused because of the punctuation. My voice changed when I asked the question in the poem. After reading the poem aloud multiple times, I discovered that punctuation in a poem helps convey meaning. Also, I found that the poem doesn’t rhyme. It reads like prose. I preferred reading the poem aloud because I gained more insight into its meaning.

Answer 2

Answer:

When I read the poem to myself, I tried to understand the meaning of the poem. I discovered that the speaker is addressing his brain as something separate. He is asking his brain to teach him the art of remaining idle. I think this idea is funny and interesting.

When I read the poem aloud, I paused because of the punctuation. My voice changed when I asked the question in the poem. After reading the poem aloud multiple times, I discovered that punctuation in a poem helps convey meaning. Also, I found that the poem doesn’t rhyme. It reads like prose. I preferred reading the poem aloud because I gained more insight into its meaning.

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