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About the Author
Ted Hughes (1930–1998) is considered to be one of the twentieth century’s greatest poets. He wrote almost 90 books during his long career and won numerous prizes and fellowships. In 1984, he was appointed England’s poet laureate.
“ Mooses”
by Ted Hughes
The goofy Moose, the walking house frame,
Is lost
In the forest. He bumps, he blunders, he stands.
With massy bony thoughts sticking out near his ears— Reaching out palm upwards, to catch whatever might be falling from heaven—
He tries to think,
Leaning their huge weight
On the lectern of his front legs. He can’t find the world!
Where did it go? What
does a world look like?
The Moose
Crashes on, and crashes into a
lake, and stares at the
mountain and cries:
‘Where do I belong? This is no place!’
He turns dragging half the lake out after him And charges the crackling underbrush
He meets another Moose
He stares, he thinks: ‘It’s only a mirror!’
Where is the world?’ he groans. ‘O my lost world!
And why am I so ugly?
‘And why am I so far away from my feet?’
my Notes
poetry
aCTIVITy 4.9
continued
literary Terms
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words that are close together.
8. Craft and Structure (RL.8.4) Look for
examples of parallel structure and repetition M 9781457304644_TCB_LAi_nSE_tLh8_eU4p.inodde2m99. How do these stylistic choices
make the moose appear “goofy”? Identify the two uses of parallel structure in the first and third paragraphs. How does the author’s use of parallel structure contribute to the “goofy” image of the moose?
9. Key Ideas and Details (RL.8.1) Is this poem high or low comedy? How do you know? Review the chart explaining high and low comedy 1o5/n04/15 page 243. Based on your understanding of high and low comedy, which level best describes this poem?
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acTIVITY 4.9 continued
a FIRST READ: Based on the complexity of the passage and your knowledge of your students, you may choose to conduct the first reading in a variety of ways:
• independent reading • paired reading
• small group reading • choral reading
• read aloud
b As students are reading, monitor their progress. Be sure they are engaged with the text and annotating words and phrases that demonstrate hyperbole as well as those that students find humorous or strange. Evaluate whether the selected reading mode is effective.
c Based on the observations you made during the first reading, you may want to adjust your reading mode. For example, you may decide for the second reading to read aloud certain complex passages, or you may group students differently.
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