1. Summarize the speaker’s argument:
2. Is the argument valid? Explain your answer.
3. How would you refute or counter the argument?
4. Many consider this poem to be a satire — what is it satirizing?
5. Marvell uses a literary technique called “hyperbole” – (a form of exaggeration); give two examples:
6. Why does Marvell use hyperbole?
7. What conclusion(s) does Marvell draw?
8. What support(s)/evidence does he give for his conclusion(s)?
9. How does his commentary (tying support to conclusion) use the support (reasons) to argue for the
conclusion (main idea)?
10. Write a counter-point (poetry preferred, or prose) from the woman’s point of view:
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