SPOCA Review- the grammar of simple sentences and clauses
Task C - e. e. Cummings, 'me up at does'
Below is a text based on a poem by the American poet, e. e. cummings,
called 'me up at does'. We have simplified it a little to make your task
easier. If you read the poem you will see that the grammar of the poem
looks strange at first sight.
(i) Rearrange the words of the poem into the most
normal ordering you can manage, so that the sentence 'makes sense' more
easily (you can add your own punctuation too if you like).
(ii) Compare your more normal ordering of the sentence
to the original and try to explain the effects of the original unusual
ordering in relation to your overall understanding of the poem.
(iii) Then compare what you think with what we say.
me up at
quietly Stares
a poisoned mouse
still who alive
is asking What
have i done that
You wouldn't have
e. e. Cummings ,
'me up at does'
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