Linguistic Specific textual examples of what youve observed when reading at this levelcited in MLA format.

(You may use numbers or bullets here to take notes) They are used to the lies I tell; And we do not need interpreters When we go to buy and sell (11-13) Let the corn be of all one sheaf And the grapes be all one vine (31-32)

Semantic But they tell the lies I am wonted to, They are used to the lies I tell (10-11) This was my fathers belief And this is also mine (29-30)

Structural The Stranger within my gate, He may be true or kind (1-2) The men of my own stock, They may do ill or well (8-9)

Cultural The men of my own stock, Bitter bad they may be, But, at least, they hear the things I hear, And see the things I see; And whatever I think of them and their likes They think of the likes of me (22-27) Ere our childrens teeth are set on edge By bitter bread and wine (33-34)

Demonstrate the development of complexity of thought at each level by writing a descriptive response to what youve written in the row above. (Analyze your thought patterns when observing the examples youve listed abovethese may also be in note-taking form)

Rudyard Kipling uses rhyme scheme and metaphor in order to depict the idea that submitting to a society that is known and familiar is better than becoming an individual like the stranger. The goodness of the society is irrelevant, as long as the society is predictable within its reactions and manners.

The speaker states of his and his fathers belief to remain a part of a society that is wellknown, in order to hold secure rules, instead of deviating from society and becoming an individual.

Kipling switches between the stranger and the speaker and men for every stanza. The first and third stanzas state of the strangers mystery and possibility of being good or bad. The second and fourth stanzas depict how the men and speaker have a defined relationship within society in order to survive. The last stanza is the speakers decision to remain a part of the society.

In the last stanza, the speaker shows his or her understanding that, by separating from society, the whole of society might be compromised with tension (indicated by bitter bread). The speaker also, born with his or her fathers beliefs instilled within him or herself, and having learned the societal obligation to remain together as a mass, chooses to remain a part of society due to his or her upbringing.