Poem vocabulary terms-"A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long"

inhale

• all of the circumstances of a specific time in a specific place

• to draw in breath

• to make another person feel shame or publicly injure their self-respect

• to do something anyway even though something contrary has happened

nonetheless

• to do something in anyway even though something contrary has happened

• a pathway, usually narrow, often referring to a place with a common purpose

• to draw in breath

• all of the circumstances of a specific time in a specific place

situation

• a pathway, usually narrow, often referring to a place with a common purpose

• the last option when other options have failed or are not possible

• all of the circumstances of a specific time in a specific place

• to make another person feel shame or publicly injure their self-respect

resort

• the last option when other options have failed or are not possible

• a pathway, usually narrow, often referring to a place with a common purpose

• to draw in breath

• to do something anyway even though something contrary has happened

corridor

• to make another person feel shame or publicly injure their self-respect

• all of the circumstances of a specific time in a specific place

• a pathway, usually narrow, often referring to a common place

• to do something anyway even though something contrary has happened

humiliate

• to do something anyway even though something contrary has happened

• to make another person feel shame or publicly injure their self-respect

• to draw in breath

• a pathway, usually narrow, often referring to a place with a common purpse

What is a poem's speaker?

• the poet

• the voice behind the poem/their point of view

• the rhyme of the poem

• none of the above

What clues are given about the setting of our poem? (Choose all that apply)

• music from the time period

• racial tension

• not a lot of tv watching

• it told us the year