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IF-GO 2012 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
As it can be seen, the “music” of a poem is essential part of its meaning. However, this music can be lost if the reader does not pay close attention to the form and to each word of each line. The poet is very careful when he writes his poem, and he uses many different ways to allow the reader to feel the music and understand the meaning of his words. One of the techniques William Stafford used to create this poem was what we called run-on lines, which is:
As it can be seen, the “music” of a poem is essential part of its meaning. However, this music can be lost if the reader does not pay close attention to the form and to each word of each line. The poet is very careful when he writes his poem, and he uses many different ways to allow the reader to feel the music and understand the meaning of his words. One of the techniques William Stafford used to create this poem was what we called run-on lines, which is:
Leia o texto a seguir para a questão.
Mouse Night: One of our games
William Stafford
We heard thunder. Nothing great – on high
ground rain began. Who ran through
that rain? I shrank, a fieldmouse, when
the thunder came – under grass with bombs
of water scything stems. My tremendous
father cowered: “Lions rushing make
that sound,” he said: “we'll be brain-washed
for sure if head-size chunks of water hit us.
Duck and cover! It takes a man
to be a mouse this night,” he said.
A
the line ending with no punctuation. In this case
the poet intends the reader to read with no pause.
B
to stop at the end of a line with a period, question
mark, or exclamation point.
C
when the rhythm of the poem so strong, it forces
the reader to slow down.
D
to read the poem in sentences to avoid singsong
effect.
E
the mistake of stopping at the end of each line
whether or not there is a punctuation mark.
