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Television Todd Alcott

Television Todd Alcott. Television Look at me. Look at me. Look at me, look at me, look at me. Look at me. No no no, don't look over there, there's nothing

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Page 1: Television Todd Alcott. Television Look at me. Look at me. Look at me, look at me, look at me. Look at me. No no no, don't look over there, there's nothing

Television

Todd Alcott

Page 2: Television Todd Alcott. Television Look at me. Look at me. Look at me, look at me, look at me. Look at me. No no no, don't look over there, there's nothing

TelevisionLook at me. Look at me. Look at me, look at me, look at me. Look at me. No no no, don't look over there, there's nothing to look at over there, look at me, look at me, look at me. Are you looking at me? Is everybody looking at me? Do I have your attention? Good. Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not trying to take over your life. You need, what? What do you need? You need to, what? Go to the bathroom? Fine. Get up, go to the bathroom, come back, look at me. You need, what? You need to get something to eat? Fine. Get up, go to the kitchen, get something to eat, come back, look at me. You need to, what, sleep? Fine, get up, go to bed, go to sleep, get up, come back, look at me. Okay. So we have an agreement. You will do what you absolutely need to do, and when you're done, you will come back and look at me. Don't worry about your schedule. I am here for you. I am here for you. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, I am here for you.

I am here for you. You need me, I'm here. Fair and foul, thick and thin, I am here for you. I am here for you. People try to tell you I'm bad? You tell them that I am here for you. Twenty-four hours a day, fair and foul, thick and thin, I am here for you. I am here for you. People try to tell you I'm bad, know what it sounds like to me? Sour grapes. You see what 1- hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, no, don't look over there, there's nothing going on over there, look at me, look at me, look at me.I've got stuff you wouldn't believe. Danger? Sex? Action? Death? Thrills? Comedy? All here, all in the next eight minutes.Can you believe it? You can't. It's unbelievable. You can't believe it because it's unbelievable! It's a miracle.Just keep looking at me. Just keep looking at me. Just keep looking at me. Look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me.

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Television

• Look for repeated lines, phrases, and images.• Who is the speaker? Can you describe the

speaker?• How does the performance of the poem affect

your experience and understanding of it?• What is the situation in the poem?• What is this poem about? (subject)• What qualities describe the tone of this poem?

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Qualitiesabrasive abruptacidabstractaccessibleadventurousagreeableambiguousamusingangryawakeawarebawdybillowybitterblack-and-whiteboisterousboundlessbrainybright-eyedbusycarefulcautiouscertain

cheerfulchildlikechillingcleanclearclutteredcoldcommon-

sensicalcolorfulcombativecruelcynicaldarkdeaddecisivedefiantdelicatedelightfulderangeddisagreeabledisturbingdizzyingdramatic

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THESIS STATEMENT• ONE sentence, containing…– The title of the poem (in quotation marks)– The author– The subject of the poem– The qualities/tone of the poem

Do NOT use the words “title” “author” “subject” or “quality/qualities” in your sentence

Example: “On the Nature of Understanding” by Kay Ryan is a short, narrative poem that surprises us with an explanation of how we learn.

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Impersonation Poem

Choose something from the list we generated as a class. Try to write in the voice of this thing. Show its perspective. Show its good sides and bad sides. – What words or phrases might it repeat?– Think about your own opinion of this thing and try to

reveal your own opinion of it through the things it says.

– Try to imagine how your chosen object would talk and how you would like your piece to be read aloud.