To my Son by Helen Fogwill Porter

Answer in full sentences.

1. Why does the parents’ bed seem so wide now? What seems to be the main idea
of the poem?

2. Porter has written a very personal poem to her son. How does the author take this
specific experience and make it applicable to a universal audience?

3. With your group you have found multiple literary devices. What is the point of
using literary devices in short stories and poems? Give an example.