Tom Waits Poetry Assignment:

Due: Monday, Jan 31st.

Assignment: Answer the following questions about the Tom Waits poems found on the website.  For every question, I expect to see a direct quote of textual evidence to support your claims.  I'll be checking for quotes and mechanics.  There are no wrong answers on this assignment.  If you try to answer it and provide proof through solid quotes, you've done all I asked for!

1) Discuss one common theme between Fish & Bird and Emotional Weather Report.

2) Identify one theme found in Fish & Bird (other than the one you discussed in question 1).

3) What do you think the setting of Fish & Bird is?

4) Who is the speaker of Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis?  How can you tell?

5) Discuss two themes found in Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis

6) Discuss one common theme between Frank's Wild Years and I Don't Wanna Grow Up.

7) How do the different stanza breaks in Frank's Wild Years add to the meaning of the poem?