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Beware: Do Not Read This Poem
Beware: Do Not Read This Poem
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1
The speaker says, “belch” because the speaker is
trying to be rude
suffering from stomach ache
digesting poetry
angry with the librarian
2
The speaker includes the statistics of missing persons in order to tell the reader all except
Go with the flow and don't resist reading
Read, but don't lose touch
Don't let the poem possess you
Don't be too involved in poetry and lose touch with society
3
What does the speaker say about the poem that compares it to the old woman?
It, too, takes victims
It is cruel to others
It reflects the image of an old woman
Villagers find it in the house
4
One theme of this poem could be
Visibility
Isolation
Hunger
Vanity
5
The speaker compares the poem to
an old woman in a horror show
personal fears
the reflection of a past life
a mirror in an old home
6
All these literary devices appear in “beware…” EXCEPT
metaphor
allegory
repetition
imagery
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The old woman in the horror show is dangerous because she
does not really exist in human form
disappears into a mirror because of her remarkable vanity
enters a mirror and takes a victim from each new tenant
becomes first a little girl, then a woman, and finally a man