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“MOCO LIMPING”
BY DAVID NAVA MONREAL
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T=TITLE: Predict the meaning of the poem based on the title.
ANSWER: A being or something that is injured either physically or emotionally.
Based on the picture, a dog?
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P=PARAPHRASE: Put into your own words the
meaning of the poem.
ANSWER: My dog has a bad leg and hobbles; I wanted a strong dog, a leader, one that was graceful, but he is slow and clumsy. I am too proud to admit that he is mine. But when he
shows me love, I forget about his imperfections and my ego.
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C=Connotation: Highlight words you see as important. What ideas or feelings are associated with the words
or phrases?
ANSWER: hobbles, rickety, little canine, club foot, stumbler, abnormal, feeble have connotations of
being broken or useless.
savage grace, gait leader, brutal hunter have connotation of strength and power.
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C=Connotation: Highlight words you see as
important. What ideas or feelings are associated with the words or phrases?
ANSWER: my vain heart weeps connotes selfishness
Imperfection is forgotten connotes resilience and forgiveness
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A=ATTITUDE: What is the speaker’s attitude toward the
subject or situation?
ANSWER: The speaker starts with a negative tone toward his dog. Then he SHIFTS into a
hopeful yet also selfish tone. He quickly SHIFTS again to the reality of what his dog is and picks
up his negative tone again. In the end, he returns to a loving tone.
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S=SHIFT: Are there shifts in speaker or
in the speaker’s attitude?
ANSWER: There are shifts in ATTITUDE, not speaker. LINE 4
(and), Line 14 (but) and Line 23 (but).
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T=TITLE: Look at the title again. How have your ideas about the meaning of the title changed?
ANSWER: We now know it is about a pet and its owner.
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T=THEME: What is author saying? What is his comment on his subject? What is the
overall message?
ANSWER: Unconditional love means looking past imperfections. Heroism is the
ability to inspire and put the needs of a loved one over your own.