Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Who is the speaker of this poem? What can we deduce about them based on the chant that they sing?
- In what ways do the voices in the poem “beautify” the land, do you think?
- What parallels and what contrasts can we draw between the “voice of thunder” and the “voice of the grasshopper”?
- What purpose does the refrain serve in this poem?
- “Twelfth Song of Thunder” is a chant that is recited as part of a ritual. Knowing this, what can the poem tell us about the relationship between ritual and poetry?