aznpoo 7 / 23 May 15, 2007 #1Poem- Dry Loafgenius.com/Wallace-stevens-dry-loaf-annotatedAssignment: What do this text suggest to you about the role self-respect plays in an individual's response to injustice? Support your idea(s) and make a reference to the text.My questions: I truly don't even get what the poem is saying, all I know is it involve with wars and soldiers, please help me decipher this poem and help me relate with the essay topic.
EF_Team2 1 / 1,708 May 16, 2007 #2Greetings!Deciphering poetry can be difficult! There are some clues, though, in the word choices the author made, that speak to the idea of self-respect (or lack of it) and injustice:a tragic land - this says a lot about how the poem's narrator sees the countryregard the hovels of those that live in this land - notice they are "hovels" and not "homes"Flying from burning countries - a suggestion here that the country has been savagedIt was hunger, it was the hungry that cried - more tragic description of the pitiful state of the peopleLook through the poem carefully for more clues about injustice and self-esteem. I hope this helps get you started!Thanks,Sarah, EssayForum.com