Homework 4/17

She Unnames Them
in this story, a woman, later known to be Eve, asks animals if they like their names or if they think they "fit". every animal discovers they do not like the names given to them and they discard them. once they were all unnamed, Eve says the felt closer to them than ever before. then she gives back her name that was given to her by adam and his father. adam doesnt seem to care about or even hear what she is saying.

Journey of Magi
this is a poem about the wisemen making the trip to see baby Jesus. it is described to be a coming at the worst time of the year and an especially long journey. he describes the cities and towns being unpleasant places to visit so they traveled at night and away from the villiages and towns. in the last stanza, it is obvious that the narrator is reflecting on this event becuase he says it was a long time ago. he compares birth and death like it is nearly the same thing and says that he wasnt sure if he was there for a birth or death.

A Cold Coming
this is a poem about the Gulf War and an American soldier seeing a burned Iraqi soldier. the American soldier says that the irqai soldier has a look on his face as if he was about to ask for directions and thinks that he heard the soldier talking to him, as if he was conducting an interview. At times, it was hard to tell when the american soldier was talking and when the burnt Iraqi soldier was talking.