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    3.Prelim-Literary Criticism Activity 1 - Old Age Sticks-Deconstruction

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    This literary analysis worksheet summarizes E.E. Cummings' poem "Old Age Sticks" in 3 sentences. The poem explores the relationship between youth and old age, portraying old age as crying out "No" as youth pulls it down. It conveys the message that youth should learn to respect elders and not rush to grow up too fast. The analysis finds that the poem uses personification to depict old age and youth, and is written from a third person point of view referring to "them" in reference to youth.

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    This literary analysis worksheet summarizes E.E. Cummings' poem "Old Age Sticks" in 3 sentences. The poem explores the relationship between youth and old age, portraying old age as crying out "No" as youth pulls it down. It conveys the message that youth should learn to respect elders and not rush to grow up too fast. The analysis finds that the poem uses personification to depict old age and youth, and is written from a third person point of view referring to "them" in reference to youth.

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    This literary analysis worksheet summarizes E.E. Cummings' poem "Old Age Sticks" in 3 sentences. The poem explores the relationship between youth and old age, portraying old age as crying out "No" as youth pulls it down. It conveys the message that youth should learn to respect elders and not rush to grow up too fast. The analysis finds that the poem uses personification to depict old age and youth, and is written from a third person point of view referring to "them" in reference to youth.

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    3.Prelim-Literary Criticism Activity 1 - Old Age Sticks-Deconstruction

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    This literary analysis worksheet summarizes E.E. Cummings' poem "Old Age Sticks" in 3 sentences. The poem explores the relationship between youth and old age, portraying old age as crying out "No" as youth pulls it down. It conveys the message that youth should learn to respect elders and not rush to grow up too fast. The analysis finds that the poem uses personification to depict old age and youth, and is written from a third person point of view referring to "them" in reference to youth.

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    LITERARY ANALYSIS WORKSHEET

    Title of selection: Old Age Sticks

    Author: E.E. Cummings

    Genre: Poem

    Setting: Not mentioned

    Historical context:
    E.E. Cummings was a very unique writer and he has a different style of writing poetry. His
    format is different, his graphical elements that the use were different also. It also has unusual line
    breaks, punctuation, capitalization, spacing and many other.
    The author wrote this piece to: (author’s purpose)
    The purpose of the authors to Stop! Listen to elders because the elders come with wisdom
    or should I say more experience and they know what they are talking about compared to the younger.
    He wants to warn the youth to listen and be respectful. Don’t do anything on their own way because
    their way may not always be the right way.
    The main idea of this piece is:
    I assume that the main idea of this poem is something about aging process. Our age sticks
    with you and you are not getting younger.

    The message (or theme) of this selection which the author would like us to “take away” is:
    Old age sticks with you, so therefore old people must upkeep as much as they can.
    The author’s message towards this poem is maybe he tries to conveys the message of the
    old age to the youth that they should learn to respect elders and stop rushing of grow so fast.

    Characters: (Major)

    Protagonist(s): Old Age (Elders)

    Antagonist(s): Youth Yanks (Youth)

    Static characters:

    Dynamic characters:

    Did the author use any special literary devices in this selection such as: personification,
    metaphor, simile, foreshadowing, suspense, flashback, imagery, irony, humor, poetic
    sound devices such as rhyme, etc… List and give specific examples:
    1. Old age Sticks personification of old age
    2. Youth Yanks personifying the Youth

    What was the author’s “tone” toward the subject/person/idea he/she wrote about?
    Relationship – this poem explores the relationship between young and old.

    1
    What “point of view” was this piece told from? List word clues that indicate this.
    The point of view of this poem is on the 3rd person’s point of view because of the usage of
    “them” referring to the youth.

    List the conflicts in this selection (internal and/or external):


    “Youth yanks them down (old age cries No” for me this stanza shows the conflicts
    of the poem because based on my understands that the youth is not listening to what the elders
    are being said to them.

    If this was a fiction/non-fiction or dramatic work, list the most important parts of the
    PLOT:

    Exposition:

    Rising action:

    Climax:

    Falling action:

    Resolution:

    Notes:
    We should must enjoy being youth or young and we don’t have to get rush to grow so fast.
    Try to always listen to the opinion of the elders.

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