Read and Respond to Poetry

1. Unit 5, Week 1, Lesson 2

2. Homeland:
native, friends,
dell

3. Feelings:
Happy because it is a
place she belongs, is
friendly, has nature.

4. Now:
Lowell, factory, bell

5. Feelings:
Sad in the city
because there is hard
work and a schedule.

6. Message:
The speaker of the
poem misses her
home as she works in
the factory.

7. Homeland:
fair Kilarney,
love tune, clover,
hay, glamour,
old companions

8. Feelings:
Uplifting because it
describes nature,
music, and familiar
people.

9. Now:
“Where the belts and
twisted
gearing/Make a net-
work in the rooms”;
long white walls

10. Feelings:
Depressing because
it looks industrial
and without color.

11. Message:
A factory worker
might regret leaving
his or her country to
work in Lowell.