Assignment task: Address the following for "New Lines for Fortune Cookies" by James Masao Mitsui:
Q1. Why do you think the poet added the "after Frank O'Hara"?
Q2. Explain the significance of the fortune cookie symbol, especially in the context of the previous poem's subject. It is of Japanese origin yet known for their place in Chinese-American restaurants due to the Japanese internment during WWII.
Q3. There are several proper nouns in the poem. How do they function?
Q4. The poem begins and ends with a specific scene in a restaurant. Explain.
Q5. Choose one of the literary terms. Where you find it in the poem and how does it work for you?