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    This document contains discussion questions about the poem "Thetis" analyzing its form and content over 8 stanzas. It asks the reader to identify and explain various literary devices used such as rhyme, meter, allusion, and metaphor. It also asks the reader to consider the themes of identity, desire, and adapting to one's environment explored in the poem.

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    Thetis Worksheet and Activites

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    This document contains discussion questions about the poem "Thetis" analyzing its form and content over 8 stanzas. It asks the reader to identify and explain various literary devices used such as rhyme, meter, allusion, and metaphor. It also asks the reader to consider the themes of identity, desire, and adapting to one's environment explored in the poem.

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    Thetis: Activities

    Stanza 1 Rhymes and Half Rhymes


    Can you locate examples of rhymes and half rhymes in the first stanza? What is the effect of
    different types of rhymes at different points in this stanza? Which connections and contrasts
    do the rhymes help to emphasize?

     This stanza contains an allusion to a saying – a bird in the hand is worth two in the
    bush. How is this saying relevant to this poem?
    Stanza 2 Allusions
    This stanza contains several allusions. Find out where they are from and explain them:

    Shouldered the cross

    An albatross

    Up the hill

    To follow a ship

    I felt my wings clipped

     What is the effect of personification in the final line (‘the crossbow’s eye’)?

    Stanza 3 Humour
    What is humorous – or creates a humorous effect – about the following phrases and lines?

    So I shopped for a
    suitable shape

    Size 8. Big mistake.

    My charmer’s lap

    Rhymes and half


    rhymes
     Do you think the tone of the stanza changes? Can you pinpoint this change and
    describe the new tone?

    Stanza 4 Diction
    In this stanza, Thetis tries to disguise herself as a carnivore, hoping to pass unseen in a world
    full of violence and aggression. Look at the individual words in this section, and note down
    their connotations?

    Words Connotations Words Connotations

     What is the double meaning of ‘Twelve bore’? Why is this an effective way to end
    this stanza?
    Stanza 5 Rhythm and Meter
    Scan the following lines and phrases to discover their meters:

    I sank

    Through the floor of the earth

    To swim

    In the sea

    Over the waves

    The fisherman came

    With his hook and his line and his sinker

     How would you describe the poem’s prevailing meter? What is the effect of this
    meter? At what points does the poem not adhere to its metrical pattern? Can you
    see anything significant at these moments?
    Stanza 6 Non-Lexical Features
    Find examples of all the following non-lexical features and comment on their effect in this
    stanza:

    Non-lexical feature Example Comment

    Allusion

    Asyndeton / list

    Anaphora

    Alliteration

    End-stopping

    Colloquialism

     What is a taxidermist? How is this idea significant to the poem?


    Stanzas 7 and 8 Metaphor
    Find a metaphorical phrase that suggests the following:

    Worthless words

    Feeling insubstantial

    The need to affirm


    one’s identity

    Desire

    Impervious to harm

     ‘I changed, I learned, turned inside out’ – what are your thoughts on the end of the
    poem. What has Thetis learned to do? What does this success involve? What does it
    cost her? Is there more than one way of responding to the end of the poem?

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