GROUP WORK DISCUSSION

GROUP 1

1. What is the central theme or subject matter of the poem?

2. What is the setting described in the poem?
3. How does the poem explore the themes of mortality, fragility or the passage of time?

Group 2

1. What are the main characters or subjects mentioned in the poem?

2. How does the poet use imagery to describe the scene of finding the crushed fly?
3. What symbolic meaning might the crushed fly hold within the context of the poem?

Group 3

1. What do you think was the poet’s intention or message in writing this poem?
2. What is the setting being described in the poem?
3. Are there any specific literary devices employed by the poet, such as similes, metaphors or
personification?

Group 4

1.What tone does the poet adopt in the poem? Is it somber, reflective or contemplative? Use lines
from the poem to explain.

2. How does the mood of the poem change or develop throughout its duration?

3. How does the poem make you feel? Did it evoke any particular emotions or thoughts?