Reference no: EM133303729
Part A
1. In the last paragraph of the passage above, the Magi find the child and give him gifts. However, the previous paragraphs focus more on the interaction between King Herod and the Magi? Why do you think Mathew chose to focus on these aspects of his story?
2. Why does Mathew include the quotation from the prophecy of Micah? (Hint: Think about why you would include a quotation in something that you are writing.)
3. What do you think, "We saw his star when it rose..." mean? How does this detail contribute to the characterization of the Magi? Why might they have been looking for the star in the first place?
4. Why might King Herod and "all Jerusalem" be "disturbed" at the news that the prophesied Messiah's star had risen?
Part B
Read the Journey of the Magi by T.S. Eliot to answer the following questions:
5. What is the meaning of the word "regretted" as it is used in line 8? How do you know that?
6. Find at least 3 other words that you weren't sure of in this poem and list them here with their definitions.
7. What is the tone of this poem? How is this tone created? How does this tone add to the meaning of the poem? Discuss in a paragraph of at least seventv fivewords.
8. Discuss the line "it was (you may say) satisfactory." More specifically, what effect is created by the parenthetical "(you may say)"? What are the various meanings packed into the word "satisfactory"? How does this impact the tone of the poem?
9. The speaker of the poem (one of the three Magi) says that the birth of Jesus was like Death. Discuss what the speaker means by this using details from the poem.
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