1. Darkness a Bird of Prey Presentation by Cory Jarred

2. Title The title is Darkness a Bird of Prey. I think that the title is referring to death, because darkness and death are usually associated. The title is Darkness a Bird of Prey. I think that the title is referring to death, because darkness and death are usually associated.

3. Paraphrase In the poem, the writer ask what happened to his life before, and talks about what led up to him/her getting AIDS and then ends on a metaphor involving a door. In the poem, the writer ask what happened to his life before, and talks about what led up to him/her getting AIDS and then ends on a metaphor involving a door.

4. Connotation Metaphor – Most of the poem is a metaphor. Example(s): “The hundred knocks on the door / To my thirties- old life / And th’impatient question “Is anyone there?”” Metaphor – Most of the poem is a metaphor. Example(s): “The hundred knocks on the door / To my thirties- old life / And th’impatient question “Is anyone there?”” Assonance – Shudder, utter, and mutter in the last two lines “No strength to shudder, to utter, to / Scream YES of painfully mutter “Go Away”. Assonance – Shudder, utter, and mutter in the last two lines “No strength to shudder, to utter, to / Scream YES of painfully mutter “Go Away”.

5. Connotation Pt. 2 Allusion – “”Get thee behind me”?” is an allusion to The Bible. Allusion – “”Get thee behind me”?” is an allusion to The Bible.

6. Attitude The speaker’s attitude is basically very depressed, as most dying people’s are. The speaker’s attitude is basically very depressed, as most dying people’s are.

7. Shifts There were no shifts in the poem really. It stayed sad the whole way through. There were no shifts in the poem really. It stayed sad the whole way through.

8. Title(again) After reading the poem, what I said about the title still seems right to me. After reading the poem, what I said about the title still seems right to me.

9. Theme I think the theme is to not go and do stupid things when you’re younger. I think the theme is to not go and do stupid things when you’re younger.