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Who tells the speaker that Dockery's son is at the college, and how does the speaker respond?
Read lines 1 to 3 and notice who speaks and who only nods.
What does the speaker find when he tries the door at the end of stanza 1, and where is the result given?
Look at line 8 and then at the first word of stanza 2.
Who tells the speaker about Dockery's son?
He is an officer of the college.
Where does the speaker change trains?
It is the place named in stanza 3.
Write a summary of the poem of about 150 words that includes (a) the situation, (b) at least five events in the order in which they happen, and (c) the poem's final idea.
Plan the events first (visit, locked door, train, Cartwright, Sheffield, comparison) and end with the idea of stanza 6.
A classmate says, "The poem is about a man who envies his old acquaintance's son." Using the events and the argument of the poem, argue for or against this claim.
Look at lines 32 to 35 and at lines 43 to 48 before deciding.
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