Use the poem "Recuerdo" by Edna St. Vincent Millay to complete the activity. (1) We were very tired, we were very merry— We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry. It was bare and bright, and smelled like a stable— But we looked into a fire, we leaned across a table, We lay on a hill-top underneath the moon; And the whistles kept blowing, and the dawn came soon. (2) We were very tired, we were very merry— We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry; And you ate an apple, and I ate a pear, From a dozen of each we had bought somewhere; And the sky went wan, and the wind came cold, And the sun rose dripping, a bucketful of gold. (3) We were very tired, we were very merry, We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry. We hailed, “Good morrow, mother!” to a shawl-covered head, And bought a morning paper, which neither of us read; And she wept, “God bless you!” for the apples and pears, And we gave her all our money but our subway fares. In one to two sentences, explain how the repeated lines contribute to the overall meaning of the poem. (2 points)
The repeated lines in the poem contribute to the overall meaning by emphasizing the speaker's exhaustion and the sense of moving back and forth without rest or purpose, highlighting a fleeting and transient experience.
7th Grade verbiage.
The repeated lines in the poem help to show how tired and happy the speaker and their companion were after a long night of traveling on the ferry. It also highlights the simple, ordinary moments they shared together, like leaning across a table and lying on a hill-top, which added to their overall enjoyment and sense of contentment.
Another word for contentment
Another word for contentment is satisfaction.
Use the excerpt from Peter Pan to answer the question. Mrs. Darling came to the window, for at present she was keeping a sharp eye on Wendy. She told Peter that she had adopted all the other boys, and would like to adopt him also. “Would you send me to school?” he inquired craftily. "Yes.” “And then to an office?” "I suppose so.” “Soon I would be a man?” “Very soon.” “I don’t want to go to school and learn solemn things,” he told her passionately. “I don’t want to be a man. O Wendy’s mother, if I was to wake up and feel there was a beard!” “Peter,” said Wendy the comforter, “I should love you in a beard;” and Mrs. Darling stretched out her arms to him, but he repulsed her. “Keep back, lady, no one is going to catch me and make me a man.” “But where are you going to live?” “With Tink in the house we built for Wendy. The fairies are to put it high up among the treetops where they sleep at nights.” “How lovely,” cried Wendy so longingly that Mrs. Darling tightened her grip. “I thought all the fairies were dead,” Mrs. Darling said. "There are always a lot of young ones,” explained Wendy, who was now quite an authority, “because you see when a new baby laughs for the first time a new fairy is born, and as there are always new babies there are always new fairies. They live in nests on the tops of trees; and the mauve ones are boys and the white ones are girls, and the blue ones are just little sillies who are not sure what they are.” “I shall have such fun,” said Peter, with one eye on Wendy. “It will be rather lonely in the evening,” she said, “sitting by the fire.” “I shall have Tink.” In one to two sentences, determine how Wendy's point of view changes as the dialogue continues. (2 points)
As the dialogue continues, Wendy's point of view changes from initially expressing longing for Peter to stay and grow up with her, to accepting his decision to go live with Tink in the house they built for Wendy and appreciating the presence of the fairies that will keep her company.
