Speaker: The speaker of the poem is Mary Webster.
Occasion: The hanging of Mary Webster, who was accused of witchcraft in the 1680's in a Puritan town in Massachusetts during the witch trials.
Audience: There is no audience addressed by the reader, but it seems as if anyone who reads the poem would be the audience. The audience could also be Puritans of the time to show the feelings Mary Webster had towards them.
Purpose: The purpose for Margaret Atwood writing this poem is to tell the story of Mary Webster being hanged, yet managing to live through the ordeal.
Subject: The subject of the poem is the hanging of Mary Atwood and the witch trials.
Tone: The author's tone can be perceived as grim, in my opinion.
I completely agree with everything you said. Especially the tone
ReplyDeleteOh, almost all of our (the AP class) answers for this blog are the same! It's pretty self-explanatory, really. Good job at pointing it out just like the rest of us!
ReplyDeleteYay for originality! Hahahaha.
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DeleteDeep stuff, man. Deep stuff. Lol.
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