The English language is complex. Not only do differences exist among accepted rules of the spoken word, but style guides offer up differing guidelines. Read the Emily Dickinson poem “We Grow accustomed to the Dark,” and note Dickinsons use of punctuation. Then locate a style guide, such as The Modern language association style manual or the Chicago manual of style, online or in a library. Copy and paste the poem into the answer box. Then use the style guide to revise the punctuation in the poem based on the punctuation rules on dashes, commas, periods, and semicolons contained in the style guide. Briefly comment on what it felt like to standardize Dickinsons work. Do you think editors were justified in making similar changes? Would you prefer to write like Dickson did in her poetry in your daily and school life?

try to do soaps tone.

s-subject

o-occasion (the reason the author wrote the poem)

a-audience (who is this poem mostly for)

p-purpose (was it to convince, inspire, etc. the audience)

s-speaker (can be the author or another character, like is a child, adult, woman, elderly, animal narrating the poem)

tone- the mood the reader gets from this poem

mood- the mood the author had with their own poem

meaning- what do you think the meaning is?

message- what is the author trying to explain to the audience? like what is the theme?

if you still don't get it try showing everyone the poem so they could unravel it

when alex falls for the charming new boy at school, cole -- a handsome, funny, sports star who adores her - she can't believe she's finally found her soul who truly loves and understands her.  

at first, alex is blissfully happy. sure, cole seems a little jealous of her relationship with her close friend zack, but what guy would want his girlfriend spending all her time with another boy? as the months pass, though, alex can no longer ignore cole's small put-downs, pinches, or increasingly violent threats.  

as alex struggles to come to terms with the sweet boyfriend she fell in love with and the boyfriend whose "love" she no longer recognizes, she is forced to choose -- between her "true love" and herself.

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