1. Aids poetry: Elegy for the trio By: Caysi Simpson, Kalyn Kaufman, and Grady Ewing.

2. T-Title Elegy means mournful and sad. Trio means three. So we thought that “Elegy for the Trio,” meant, “Mournful for the Three.” Elegy means mournful and sad. Trio means three. So we thought that “Elegy for the Trio,” meant, “Mournful for the Three.” Before reading this we thought that this poem was about the death or sickness of three people. Before reading this we thought that this poem was about the death or sickness of three people.

3. P-Paraphrase I lay in bed, possibly sick with AIDS. Looking out at the night sky and listening to the animals. I remembered the night that it happened, the mistake I made with another. My ill body gave way and I fell into a deep sleep, not knowing whether or not I was sick, too scared to find out.

4. C-Connotation We read in the poem a phrase that went like this, “the west tore nkosi apart.” We looked up nkosi on the internet and what came up was superior and master. So we thought that the phrase meant, “The west sinned on their master.” We read in the poem a phrase that went like this, “the west tore nkosi apart.” We looked up nkosi on the internet and what came up was superior and master. So we thought that the phrase meant, “The west sinned on their master.” A part in the poem, “let thy condom come anyways.” It reminded us of the Our Father’s Prayer, “let thy kingdom come.” Which means let those who die go to heaven. So in the poem we thought that this meant let those who have intercourse use condoms and can get AIDS anyways. A part in the poem, “let thy condom come anyways.” It reminded us of the Our Father’s Prayer, “let thy kingdom come.” Which means let those who die go to heaven. So in the poem we thought that this meant let those who have intercourse use condoms and can get AIDS anyways. Simile- my body blackened like charred coal. I turned grey and cold like ash. Simile- my body blackened like charred coal. I turned grey and cold like ash. Sarcasm- HIV does not cause aids, but let thy condom come anyways. Sarcasm- HIV does not cause aids, but let thy condom come anyways. Onomatopoeia- hooting, “the hooting of owls.” Onomatopoeia- hooting, “the hooting of owls.” Metaphor- the wind howling. Metaphor- the wind howling. Imagery- “watching twinkling stars. I heard the wind howling, jackals too.” It created a picture of the night. Imagery- “watching twinkling stars. I heard the wind howling, jackals too.” It created a picture of the night.

5. A-Attitude Speaker- is worried and in denial because at the end of the poem she/he says she/he is going to skip her/his doctors appointment because she/he is too scared to find out if she/he DOES have AIDS. Speaker- is worried and in denial because at the end of the poem she/he says she/he is going to skip her/his doctors appointment because she/he is too scared to find out if she/he DOES have AIDS. Poet- is talking about the fact that AIDS is a serious disease and we can’t just ignore it. Poet- is talking about the fact that AIDS is a serious disease and we can’t just ignore it.

6. S-Shifts Starts with peaceful descriptions of the night’s sounds and scenery. Then it goes to the possibility that he/she has AIDS and that they are too scared to find out if they do or not.

7. T-Title After reading the poem, “Elegy for the Trio,” we thought that the title meant that this could be the third time she/ he was skipping the doctors test. After reading the poem, “Elegy for the Trio,” we thought that the title meant that this could be the third time she/ he was skipping the doctors test.

8. Theme Our group thought that the theme of the poem was that people do things without thinking and later in life may pay the consequences. We need to get people aware of the seriousness of AIDS so that so many people don’t die from it. Our group thought that the theme of the poem was that people do things without thinking and later in life may pay the consequences. We need to get people aware of the seriousness of AIDS so that so many people don’t die from it.

9. THE END! Done By: Kalyn Kaufman Grady Ewing Caysi Simpson THANKS FOR WATCHING!!!