The document analyzes two short stories and two poems. It summarizes that the short story "An Unicorn in the Garden" deals with marital conflict, while "An Ounce of Cure" raises issues of adolescent problems like puppy love, suicide, and teenage drinking. It also describes the characteristics of the husband and wife in "An Unicorn in the Garden." Additionally, it notes that the two poems "The Way Things Are" and "If" both have the theme of reality versus illusion and mention dreams, while advising children, with "If" using repetition of the word "if" and "The Way Things Are" repeating the phrase "I am your father and that is the way things
2. SHORT STORIES ANALYSIS
AN UNICORN IN THE GARDEN
THEME
- Marital
conflict
AN OUNCE OF CURE
ISSUES RAISED
Adolescent’s problems
- Puppy love
- Suicidal
- Teenage drinking
CHARACTERISTIC
S
The husband
- He is very
intelligent
- Diligent
The wife
-She is cold,rude
-Lazy
3. POEMS ANALYSIS (THE WAY
THINGS ARE & IF)
SIMILARITIES
- The theme for both poems is
reality versus illusion
- The personas for both poems
are giving advise to their children
- The word ‘dreams’ had been
mentioned in both poems
- The children should know the
reality of this world
DIFFERENCES
- The repetition of word ‘if’ at
the beginning of sentence
- At the end of every paragraph,
the phrase “I am your father and
that is the way things are” is
being repeat
