1. What is the tone of the poem? Support your answer with two specific details from the text
2. Look carefully at the Brueghel painting (from the Musée des Beaux Arts in Brussels) for the details described in the poem. Do you see other details in the painting that seem consistent with the tone of the poem?
3. What is the "human position" of suffering in this poem?
4. Do you agree with Auden's reading of human nature here? Why or why not?
5. Briefly describe your first impressions regarding the author’s diction and/or syntax.
7. Have each group member point out at least two poetic elements in the poem -- they all need to be different. Share out loud first, then write your different points.
2. Look carefully at the Brueghel painting (from the Musée des Beaux Arts in Brussels) for the details described in the poem. Do you see other details in the painting that seem consistent with the tone of the poem?
3. What is the "human position" of suffering in this poem?
4. Do you agree with Auden's reading of human nature here? Why or why not?
5. Briefly describe your first impressions regarding the author’s diction and/or syntax.
7. Have each group member point out at least two poetic elements in the poem -- they all need to be different. Share out loud first, then write your different points.