In this discussion, you'll reflect on the reading strategies you used while reading this lesson's poems (and which are useful for poetry in general). More specifically, you'll think about the process by which you select a reading strategy to help you comprehend poetry. The reading strategy I use changes from poem to poem, but one thing I've found that's easy for me to do is making text-to-self connections. I think that's because the speakers of poems aren't often named, so it's easy to step into their shoes and imagine myself as the speaker.

What are some strategies you use when reading poetry?
What do you look for in poems to increase your comprehension?

it is the first choice bc it obviously says "home"

(1) logan sighed as he sat on the couch. "i can't believe we're stuck at home on the fourth of july! "

at nineteen years old, nicole c. kear's biggest concern is choosing a major--until she walks into a doctor's office in midtown manhattan and gets a life-changing diagnosis. she is going blind, courtesy of an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa, and has only a decade or so before lights out. instead of making preparations as the doctor suggests, kear decides to carpe diem and make the most of the vision she has left. she joins circus school, tears through boyfriends, travels the world, and through all these hi-jinks, she keeps her vision loss a secret.

when kear becomes a mother, just a few years shy of her vision's expiration date, she amends her carpe diem strategy, giving up recklessness in order to relish every moment with her kids. her secret, though, is harder to surrender - and as her vision deteriorates, harder to keep hidden. as her world grows blurred, one thing becomes clear: no matter how hard she fights, she won't win the battle against blindness. but if she comes clean with her secret, and comes to terms with the loss, she can still win her happy ending

googles summry you can summarize this in your own words

it is c through the rain, the cheetah dashed.

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