Partner Poetry Analysis

Not Just A Platform For My Dance

1. It is talking about different parts of the land.

2. They view it as nature filled. They are connected to the land because he is spiritual.

3. “ The land is my tongue my eyes and my mouth.”

4. “ This land is not just a place to set my house my car my fence”

5. Canadian land

The Lonely Land by A.J.M. Smith

1. It describes all the different types of landscapes.

2. He views it as lonely and quiet except for natures sounds. They are connected through nature.

4. "Cedar and jagged fir uplift sharp barbs against the gray and cloud-piled sky"

3. " This smoky cry curled over a black pine like a broken and wind-battered branch."

5. Depressed land.

Survival

1. Rural and urban lining.

2. The author views the land as environmentally unstable. They are connected to the land by the animals and nature.

3. " And chickens with their severed heads throbbing on the bleeding ground. "

4. " There was never gentleness."

5. Surviving a farm life.