The Butterfly-- I love this poem and I'm not into poetry, really.
Read it slowly and then read it again....
This post is going to feel like an literature lesson. Too bad, historians look to literature to look for clues into the past. Remember that primary sources can be any form of communication that date from the time period.
It was written by a teenager, Pavel, while living in a ghetto in what is now the Czech Republic. Remember while you read it that he was a teenager and not much older than you are now.
I designed this poster because I love the imagery. The poster is 12x24 and when I showed it to my husband, he wanted me to order a copy for ourselves to display. I was flattered. Below, I've presented as
a ppt slide.
Some reflection questions:
(Do your teacher a favor and write neatly and in COMPLETE sentences!!!)
1. Do you know what a ghetto is? How did the Nazi use them differently than what we would refer to as a ghetto in the US? (Try to answer the questions, without help, but if you must click here.)
2. What imagery you visualize as you read the poem?
3. What parts of the poem did the artist (that's me) used to design the poster?
4. What adverbs and adjectives does the author use? What do these words add to the poem?
4. What does the butterfly symbolize? Are there anymore literary devices and what do they mean?
5. Why did the author write this poem? What is he trying to tell us?
6. Why do you think the author chose to write a poem rather than in prose?
7. What can we infer about ghetto life from Pavel's poem?
I hope you enjoyed this piece as much as I do!!
Amy
