Aids poetry: Elegy for the Aids poetry: Elegy for the triotrio

By: Caysi Simpson, Kalyn Kaufman, By: Caysi Simpson, Kalyn Kaufman, and Grady Ewing.and Grady Ewing.

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Elegy means mournful and sad. Trio means Elegy means mournful and sad. Trio means three. So we thought that “Elegy for the Trio,” three. So we thought that “Elegy for the Trio,” meant, “Mournful for the Three.”meant, “Mournful for the Three.”

Before reading this we thought that this poem Before reading this we thought that this poem was about the death or sickness of three was about the death or sickness of three people.people.

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I lay in bed, possibly sick with AIDS. Looking I lay in bed, possibly sick with AIDS. Looking out at the night sky and listening to the out at the night sky and listening to the animals. I remembered the night that it animals. I remembered the night that it happened, the mistake I made with another. happened, the mistake I made with another. My ill body gave way and I fell into a deep My ill body gave way and I fell into a deep sleep, not knowing whether or not I was sick, sleep, not knowing whether or not I was sick, too scared to find out. too scared to find out.

C-ConnotationC-Connotation We read in the poem a phrase that went like this, “the west tore nkosi apart.” We We read in the poem a phrase that went like this, “the west tore nkosi apart.” We

looked up nkosi on the internet and what came up was superior and master. So we looked up nkosi on the internet and what came up was superior and master. So we thought that the phrase meant, “The west sinned on their master.”thought that the phrase meant, “The west sinned on their master.”

A part in the poem, “let thy condom come anyways.” It reminded us of the Our A part in the poem, “let thy condom come anyways.” It reminded us of the Our Father’s Prayer, “let thy kingdom come.” Which means let those who die go to Father’s Prayer, “let thy kingdom come.” Which means let those who die go to heaven. So in the poem we thought that this meant let those who have intercourse heaven. So in the poem we thought that this meant let those who have intercourse use condoms and can get AIDS anyways.use condoms and can get AIDS anyways.

Simile- my body blackened like charred coal. I turned grey and cold like ash.Simile- my body blackened like charred coal. I turned grey and cold like ash. Sarcasm- HIV does not cause aids, but let thy condom come anyways.Sarcasm- HIV does not cause aids, but let thy condom come anyways. Onomatopoeia- hooting, “the hooting of owls.”Onomatopoeia- hooting, “the hooting of owls.” Metaphor- the wind howling.Metaphor- the wind howling. Imagery- “watching twinkling stars. I heard the wind howling, jackals too.” It Imagery- “watching twinkling stars. I heard the wind howling, jackals too.” It

created a picture of the night.created a picture of the night.

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Speaker- Speaker- is worried and in denial because at is worried and in denial because at the end of the poem she/he says she/he is the end of the poem she/he says she/he is going to skip her/his doctors appointment going to skip her/his doctors appointment because she/he is too scared to find out if because she/he is too scared to find out if she/he DOES have AIDS.she/he DOES have AIDS.

Poet- Poet- is talking about the fact that AIDS is a is talking about the fact that AIDS is a serious disease and we can’t just ignore it.serious disease and we can’t just ignore it.

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Starts with peaceful descriptions of the night’s Starts with peaceful descriptions of the night’s sounds and scenery. Then it goes to the sounds and scenery. Then it goes to the possibility that he/she has AIDS and that they possibility that he/she has AIDS and that they are too scared to find out if they do or not.are too scared to find out if they do or not.

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After reading the poem, “Elegy for the Trio,” After reading the poem, “Elegy for the Trio,” we thought that the title meant that this could we thought that the title meant that this could be the third time she/ he was skipping the be the third time she/ he was skipping the doctors test.doctors test.

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Our group thought that the theme of the poem Our group thought that the theme of the poem was that people do things without thinking and was that people do things without thinking and later in life may pay the consequences. We later in life may pay the consequences. We need to get people aware of the seriousness of need to get people aware of the seriousness of AIDS so that so many people don’t die from it.AIDS so that so many people don’t die from it.

THE END!THE END!Done By:Done By:

Kalyn KaufmanKalyn KaufmanGrady EwingGrady Ewing

Caysi SimpsonCaysi SimpsonTHANKS FOR THANKS FOR WATCHING!!!WATCHING!!!