To The Field Of Scotch Broom Analysis Flashcards
What type of poem is this selection?
A lyric poem
Who wrote To the Field of the Scotch Broom that Will be Buried by the New Wing of the Mall?
Lucia Perillo
What do odes frequently address?
Military or political heroes
What is Scotch Broom?
A weed; a woody shrub that grows quickly in spaces that have been clear cut, it is considered noxious because it prevents new trees from growing
This poem is laden with what?
Anthropomorphism
What analogy does the speaker create?
An analogy between technology as a tool of land development and as a means of saving lives
What makes the Perillo’s work curious compared to other selections?
She chooses undesirable plants to write about instead of other more appealing plants like flowers; suggests that good goes with the bad
There is not a medial caesura in the first stanza. True or False?
False.
Is there a formal rhyme scheme in this poem?
No
