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Extended Response Questions: Write a paragraph (on your own lined

paper) in response to each of the questions below. Make sure to use words
and phrases from the poem to support your answer. All responses must
reflect the correct use of grammar, capitalization, spelling, and
punctuation.
1. Reread and analyze stanzas 1 and 2:
The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all its might:
It did its very best to make
The billows smooth and bright-And this was rather odd, because it was
The middle of the night.
The moon was shining sulkily,
Because she thought the sun
Had got no business to be there
After the day was done-It is very rude of him, she said,
To come and spoil the fun!
How does the author use personification in these stanzas? What kind of tone is set
for the start of the poem through the use of personification?

2. Reread and analyze lines 37-42:

The eldest Oyster looked at him,
But never a word he said;
The eldest Oyster winked his eye,
And shook his heavy head
Meaning to say he did not choose
To leave the oyster-bed.
How does the author use rhyme in this stanza? How does the use of rhyme affect
the meaning and tone of this stanza?

3. Reread and analyze lines 55-66:

The Walrus and the Carpenter
Walked on a mile or so,
And then they rested on a rock,
Conveniently low:
And all the little Oysters stood
And waited in a row.
The time has come, the Walrus said,
To talk of many things:
Of shoesand shipsand sealing wax--Of cabbagesand kings
And why the sea is boiling hot
And whether pigs have wings.
How does the use of rhyme (and the choice of words being used in the rhyming)
impact these stanzas?

4. Reread and analyze the following lines (81-84):

But not us us! the Oysters cried,
Turning a little blue.
After such a kindness, that would be
A dismal thing to do!
The night is fine, the Walrus said,
Do you admire the view?
Analyze the authors word choice and use of rhyme and reflect on how these
choices affect the meaning and tone in this stanza.

5. Re-read lines 5, 47, and 109 and analyze the authors repetition of the phrase
and this was odd. How does the meaning of the phrase change from the first two
times it is used to the last time?