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5 I shall be able to play either the tune
or the accompaniment on the piano, but never both parts together.
I shall be able to bang with only one fist on doors, and worst of all
10 I shall only be able to half hold
my love close to me.
There will be things I cannot do at all, applaud for example,
at shows where everyone applauds.”
15 From that moment on, he set himself to do everything with twice as much enthusiasm. And where the arm had been torn away
a wing grew.
Second Read
• Reread the poem to answer these text-dependent questions.
• Write any additional questions you have about the text in your Reader/Writer Notebook.
1. Key Ideas and Details: What kinds of things is the man afraid of not being able to do? What do these worries tell you about his character?
2. Craft and Structure: Is the last sentence of this poem meant to be understood literally or figuratively? How does the connotation of “wing” help create the mood of the poem?
Working from the Text
3. Use the TP-CASTT strategy to analyze the poem. Record your responses in the graphic organizer that follows. Read the poem several times, each time discussing aspects of the TP-CASTT strategy and recording your responses.
my Notes
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