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Sad Song Poem Activities

The poem describes a lonely woman living in poverty in Greenwich Village. She lives alone in a cramped garret apartment, has little food, and cries alone with no one to care for her. The unusual word combinations like "dines on the smell" of food reveal her dire circumstances. The woman is clearly unhappy and lonely as she has no one to care for her when she is frightened or crying. The poem is a sad depiction of her isolated life and is appropriately titled "A Sad Song about Greenwich Village".

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Sad Song Poem Activities

The poem describes a lonely woman living in poverty in Greenwich Village. She lives alone in a cramped garret apartment, has little food, and cries alone with no one to care for her. The unusual word combinations like "dines on the smell" of food reveal her dire circumstances. The woman is clearly unhappy and lonely as she has no one to care for her when she is frightened or crying. The poem is a sad depiction of her isolated life and is appropriately titled "A Sad Song about Greenwich Village".

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A Sad Song about Greenwich Village

Frances Park She lives in a garret Up a haunted stair, And even when shes frightened Theres nobody to care. She cooks so small a dinner She dines on the smell And even if shes hungry Theres nobody to She sweeps her musty lodging As the dawn steals near, And even when shes crying Theres nobody to I havent seen my neighbour Since a long time ago, And even if shes dead Theres nobody to know. 1. Fill in the gaps (). 2. Translate and understand the poem. 3. Underline unusual word-combinations and explain how they reveal () the life of the woman. 3. Describe the woman from the poem. Explain why you think so. Is she rich? Is she young? Is she happy? Is she lonely? e.g. I think she isnt happy because she 4. Formulate the main idea of the poem. 5. Explain why the poem is named A Sad Song about Greenwich Village. e.g. I suppose that the poem is named A Sad Song about Greenwich Village because the woman in the poem

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