Monday, April 26, 2010

"Sonrisas"

We spent today looking at Pat Mora's poem "Sonrisas." We annotated it, discussed it and then period 1 answered the questions below on the back of the annotation (period 5 will do these tomorrow). Finish these for homework if needed.
Sonrisas

I live in a doorway
between two rooms. I hear
quiet clicks, cups of black
coffee, click, click like facts
budgets, tenure, curriculum,
from careful women in crisp beige
suits, quick beige smiles
that seldom sneak into their eyes.

I peek
in the other room seƱoras
in faded dresses stir sweet
milk coffee, laughter whirls
with steam from fresh tamales
sh, sh, mucho ruido,*
they scold one another,
press their lips, trap smiles
in their dark, Mexican eyes.


1. On the back of your annotation, do the following:
Sketch (draw) the poem in some way, either literally or symbolically. Be prepared to explain your sketch.

2. On a separate sheet of paper, answer these questions.
In what way might you live in a doorway between two rooms? What would the two “rooms” be? What would be happening in them? Explain.

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