Understanding Poetry with Spec Films

What is the primary focus of the session introduced by Dave and Andrew?

• Analyzing novels using Spec Films

• Understanding poetry through Spec Films

• Discussing modern poetry trends

• Learning about Mary Oliver's biography

What does the 'S' in Spec Films stand for?

• Structure

• Speaker and Subject

• Sound

• Simile

Which poet's work is being analyzed in the session?

• Robert Frost

• Emily Dickinson

• Walt Whitman

• Mary Oliver

What is the initial emotion conveyed by the speaker in 'When Death Comes'?

• Indifference

• Anger

• Fear

• Joy

Which figurative language technique is used to describe death in the poem?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Alliteration

What type of imagery is prominent in Mary Oliver's poem?

• Gustatory

• Auditory

• Visual

• Tactile

How does the poem's structure contribute to its meaning?

• It uses short lines to create tension.

• It is a single stanza reflecting life's continuity.

• It has a strict rhyme scheme to emphasize order.

• It uses multiple stanzas to show confusion.

What is the guiding question provided to the student?

• How does the poem use rhyme to convey emotion?

• What is the historical context of the poem?

• How does figurative language communicate the speaker's attitude towards death?

• What is the role of nature in the poem?

What is the main idea of the student's thesis on the poem?

• Confronting death enhances life's meaning.

• Death is a terrifying experience.

• The poem lacks emotional depth.

• Nature is the central theme of the poem.

What does the student thesis suggest about the speaker's view on life?

• Life is meaningless.

• Life is a series of random events.

• Life is full of suffering.

• Life should be lived with awareness and appreciation.