Predictions:
Based on text
features, I predict . . .
this text is a poem.
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Based on structure, I predict . . .
this poem is free verse (no regular meter or rhyme scheme).
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Based on characteristics of genre, I predict . . .
someone’s gray eyes will be a source of sadness.
Text Evidence:
title
lines
stanzas
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line lengths vary
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title
The color gray can
symbolize sadness
Check One:
X Confirmed
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X Confirmed
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X Corrected
Corrected Prediction:
N/A
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N/A
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At the end of the first stanza, the speaker is fond of a person’s gray eyes and compares looking at them to looking at the sea.