Problem: Response Paper
Read "Great Gullet Creek" out loud at least two times. What do you notice? What images stand out to you? How does Bosselaar engage the various senses such as touch and hearing?
The below questions are intended to serve as a guide and a jumping-off point for you. You do not need to include answers to the questions in your response paper.
• Define the following words "polders," "brood," "congruent," "froth," "forlorn," "muskrat," "gales," "Quasimodo," "acrid," "loam," "taciturn," and "bellow."
• What is the role of the poem's first five stanzas? What do they help establish in the poem?
• This narrative poem takes place in a specific year and place. What do we know about the time and place? Who is the poem's speaker?
• What do we learn about the "oldest farmer" who accompanies the speaker to the fisherman's cabin?
• "Greek Gullet Creek" is a poem that's rich in imagery and sensory details. Find your favorite sensory detail in the poem and describe what it is that you like about it.
• What is the subject of the poem?
• What is the poem's tone?
• Do you like the poem? Why or why not?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.