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It breaks his heart that kings must murder still, 30 That all his hours of travail here for men
key ideas and deTails
What is the meaning of the question at the end of the poem? Who is asking it, and
Seem yet in vain. And who will bring white peace
That he may sleep upon his hill again? how do you know?
Check your Understanding
Now that you have read closely and worked to understand challenging portions of this poem, choose a line that you think is critical to understanding what the poem is about and why the author wrote it. Explain in your own words what the line means and why it is important to your understanding of the poem.
Synthesizing your Understanding
Now that you have read the poem three times and studied its vocabulary and sentences, synthesize your understanding by responding to the following questions about shift, attitude, and theme as a way of bringing all your knowledge together.
1. Shift: It is rare that a poem begins and ends with the same emotion or idea. When reading poetry, watch for the following markers that may indicate a shift: • key transitional words, such as but, yet, or however
• punctuation that indicates a change, such as dashes, periods, colons, or ellipses • stanza divisions
• differences in line and/or stanza length
• changes in the subject, emotion, or setting of the poem
What shift(s) can you identify in this poem? Record each line number at which you believe a shift occurs, and describe the kind of shift that is occurring.
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