Occasion: It was said that a woman who was hung for witch craft in the 1680's in a puritan town in Massachusetts. It was know that when she was cut down the next day, she was still alive and lived for another 14 years. So this poem was written to detail that event from Mary's point of view.
Audience: Wasn't a clear audience established. It seems that anyone who reads this would be the audience because the poem served more as a historical event. A woman was to be hung, she was, and the next day when she was cut down, she was still alive.
Purpose: I perceived this poem to be a mere reminder of what happen to Ms. Mary Webster in the 1680's. Nothing but a historical review of the hanging of Mary.
Subject: The subject of the piece was Mary getting hung. How she dangled for at least eight hours, only to live when they cut her down in the morning for another 14 years. Thus explaining the title.
Tone: The author, from what it seemed, was an innocent being at first. Turned wicked after spiritually dying and to be resurrected as what she was accused for in the first place.
haha " eternity of agonizing pain. Great job edwardo
ReplyDeleteI wrote a comment already, but for some reason it didn't post. So this one won't be as good as my first attempt. Lol.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly have a way with saying things. You write with a unique professionalism, and things you write make sense in a different way. Your wording is really good, and I think you got all the aspects of this SOAPSTone dead on.
Good job!
Eddie, you have a tendency to write a lot different than you talk about things. But hey, who doesn't? I know I do.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I love your word choice and how you present things in your writing.
I agree with Allison when she said you got all the aspects of the assignment.
Yaaayy Eddie! (: