https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre Charlie Troy Coleman Connor Jaden en-us 2018-01-31 15:01:11 UTC 2018-01-31 15:37:29 UTC hello@padlet.com tgruver1 https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226597342
Always the setting forth was the same,
Same sea, same dangers waiting for him
As though he had got nowhere but older.
Behind him on the receding shore
The identical reproaches, and somewhere
Out before him, the unravelling patience
He was wedded to.  There were the islands
Each with its woman and twining welcome
To be navigated, and one to call “home.”
The knowledge of all that he betrayed
Grew till it was the same whether he stayed
Or went.  Therefore he went.  And what wonder
If sometimes he could not remember
Which was the one who wished on his departure
Perils that he could never sail through,
And which, improbable, remote, and true,
Was the one he kept sailing home to?

By: W.S. Merwin

]]> 2018-01-31 15:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226597342 tgruver1 https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226599984 There is an example of strong alliteration in the poem with the line "Which was the one who wished on his departure" (14)]]> 2018-01-31 15:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226599984 cbimer https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226599988 Imagery is visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. An example of powerful imagery in this poem is "There were islands each with its women and twining welcome..." (Merwin 7-8). This shows insight into what the women did when guests came to their home, and the hospitality they showed them because of the respect they would want if they were in their guest's position.]]> 2018-01-31 15:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226599988 cgraves13 https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226600658 The theme of the poem is that every journey has its difficulties and obstacles to over come. The author of the poem recognizes Odysseus' challenges, stating," Same sea, same dangers waiting for him /As though he got no where but older" (2-3). The author expresses the obstacles to be so plentiful that it only seems to make Odysseus older. ]]> 2018-01-31 15:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226600658 jcollins91 https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226600935 There is an example of consonance in the poem "women and twinning welcome "(8) ]]> 2018-01-31 15:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226600935 ahammer31 https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226602487 The Tone of the poem is serious and grave. 
In the poem, Odysseus is described to have  the "same dangers waiting for him," and it seemed "as though he had got nowhere but older." (2,3). The poem speaks of "perils that he could never sail through." (15). These lines in the poem give off a serious vibe.]]> 2018-01-31 15:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226602487 cenright11 https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226605397 The viewpoint of this poem is very similar to the viewpoint of the Odyssey. It comes from the perspective of a narrator who has no connection or role in the story, he is simply just telling the story.]]> 2018-01-31 15:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226605397 tgruver1 https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226608348 One of the most important lines in the poem is "As though he had got nowhere but older" (3), as it shows how Odysseus reflects on his journey and journey to come, and showcases the theme of the poem.]]> 2018-01-31 15:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ahammer31/havae6sockre/wish/226608348