Don’t Bother the Earth Spirit blah blah PDF

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Don’t Bother the Earth Spirit Poem by Joy Harjo

Don’t bother the earth spirit who lives here. She is working on a story. It is the oldest story in the world and it is delicate, changing. If she sees you watching she will invite you in for coffee, give you warm bread, and you will be obligated to stay and listen. But this is no ordinary story. You will have to endure earthquakes, lightning, the deaths of all those you love, the most blinding beauty. It’s a story so compelling you may never want to leave; this is how she traps you. See that stone finger over there? That is the only one who ever escaped.

Directions: Read the poem above. 1. Annotate positive tone words in green and negative tone words in magenta. 2. Respond to the questions below. Questions ●

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Part A: How do lines 1 through 6 help to establish the tone of the passage?

Part B: Select the words from each line that establish the tone of the passage.

How does the author's choice to structure the text create mystery, tension, or surprise?

Annotate, Read and Respond It makes the tone urgent because the speaker is telling you to not bother the earth spirit. Bother, obligated, no ordinary, endure, earthquakes, lightning, deaths, blinding, compelling, leave, traps, escaped

The poem is not in a regular poem form, so it intrigues the reader

Analyze Cultural Perspective ●

How does a particular point of view or cultural experience affect the text?

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How does the author develop a particular perspective or cultural experience?

The speaker is a spectator and is has watched the events unfold and it makes it seem like they are warning the reader She says words like “you” so you know she’s talking to you and makes it sound like she’s storytelling to you and that it is a common experience...