"Horses" Diction (3rd) by Ethan Kim

Find words or phrases in the poem that showcase interesting or significant diction. Write the direct quote and a line number.

kime213 — 2023-10-23 13:49:57 UTC

How is the word being used in the sentence? What are some lines/phrases that come before and/or after it, and how do those context clues help create your understanding of your chosen word or phrase?

kime213 — 2023-10-23 13:50:27 UTC

What is the literal definition of the word?

kime213 — 2023-10-23 13:51:37 UTC

What is the connotation associated with that word? What effect does it have on the overall meaning and tone of the poem?

kime213 — 2023-10-23 13:51:52 UTC

Karley Izzy Gentry Madi Ava Mackenzie

2023-10-23 16:28:14 UTC

¨The light was without light, the sky skyless¨

Jase, Joshua, Luke, Landon, Isaac

2023-10-23 16:28:54 UTC

"Their necks were towers, carved from the stone of pride..."

Jase, Joshua, Luke, Landon. Isaac

2023-10-23 16:33:13 UTC

the phrase "and in their furious eyes, sheer energy" comes after our phrase, and it helps show the elegance of the horses.

Jase, Josh, Luke, Landon, Isaac

2023-10-23 16:34:12 UTC

It shows that their necks are strong and built.

Jase, Joshua, Luke, Landon, Isaac

2023-10-23 16:35:24 UTC

It has a positive connotation. It helps convey the admiration of the horses.

Karley, Izzy, Gentry, Madi, Ava, Mackenzie

2023-10-23 16:35:43 UTC

¨I was in Berlin, in winter¨ this phrase is being used as a way to say that Berlin was dark and gloomy; they had no ¨light¨ to lead the way

Eli, Dominic, Austin, and Josh

2023-10-23 16:40:33 UTC

Line 27, Obliterated
"I have obliterated that gloomy Berlin winter."

Eli, Austin, Dominic, and Josh

2023-10-23 16:43:11 UTC

The word gloomy which describes the winter shows us that the speaker wanted to forget or obliterate their experience or thought with the winter.

Eli, Austin, Dominic, and Josh

2023-10-23 16:44:28 UTC

Obliterate- destroy utterly; wipe out.

Eli, Austin, Dominic, and Josh

2023-10-23 16:45:22 UTC

It was actually a positive connotation for the story as it takes away the experience or thought of the bad winter.

Lainie, Hailey, Meredith, Salem

2023-10-24 14:57:41 UTC

"The horses' intense presence was blood, was rhythm, was the beckoning Grail of being."

Lainie, Hailey, Meredith, Salem

2023-10-24 14:59:17 UTC

The author describes the horses presence as "the beckoning Grail of being," which makes it sound like he admires the horses.

Lainie, Hailey, Meredith, Salem

2023-10-24 15:01:01 UTC

Grail: In legend, the Grail, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, was sought by Arthurian knights during a long, difficult quest.

Yadira,Anna,Candy

2023-10-24 15:01:05 UTC

"I shall not forget the light from these horses"

Lainie, Hailey, Meredith, Salem

2023-10-24 15:02:02 UTC

The word Grail has a positive connotation. It makes the horses seem holy.

Yadira,Anna,Candy

2023-10-24 15:06:26 UTC

the horses Intense presence was blood and rhythm.It helps create and understanding on how his inner self feels or would describe it as

Anna,Candy,Yadira

2023-10-24 15:08:09 UTC

to think clearly or in confidence