We read A Litany by Gregory Orr in class today.
You need to write a constructed response that focuses on Orr's use of a poetic device. You can select which device you deem most utilized in the poem. How does Orr use the device to relay the theme of the piece?
Remember that a constructed response includes the following:
- a topic sentence (This will include the italicized title of the piece, the author's name, and the idea(s) being presented.)
- an embedded quotation
- an explanation of the quotation
- another embedded quotation
- an explanation of this quotation
- a concluding thought
- transition words/sentences where needed
How do I quote poetry?
- embed
- use a slash (/) to indicate a line break
- use line numbers in parenthesis at the end of the quotation
- use block quotations when you are quoting four or more lines of poetry (tab twice)
Orr uses words such as "vegetable" (15), and "chunks" (15) to...
Orr writes "I remember hiding in my room. / I remember that it was hard to breathe" as part of his litany (4-5).
The most effective part of Orr's litany is when he states "I remember hiding in my room. / I remember that it was hard to breathe" (4-5).
The litany begins at the beginning (as it should), with the lines
I remember him falling beside me,
the dark stain already seeping across his parka hood.
I remember screaming and running the half mile to our house.
I remember hiding in my room. (1-4)
