FACTORY TOWN by Carlos Bulosan

Poetry Analysis. Read, understand and analyze the poem Factory Town by Carlos Bulosan. Apply the elements of poetry in analyzing the verses in each stanza.

FACTORY TOWN

Carlos Bulosan 1 The fac factor tory y whistl whistle e thrill thrilled ed the the atmo atmosph sphere ere 2

With With a challe challengi nging ng shrie shriek; k; the the door door opene opened d sudde suddenly nly

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And vomite vomited d black-f black-face aced d men; men; toil toil –worn –worn men

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Their Their feet feet whispe whispered red wearil wearily y upon upon the the grav gravel el path path

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They They reac reached hed the gate gate and and looked looked at each each other other..

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No wordswords-lid lidles less s eyes eyes moved, moved, reachi reaching ng for love. love.

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Silenc Silence e and and fear fear made made them them stro strong, ng, invinc invincibl ible, e, wise wise..

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They They shoo shook k their their hands hands and and toss tossed ed thei theirr heads heads back back

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In secret secret defian defiance ce of their their frag fragmen mentar tary y care careers ers,,

10 And paced paced the homeward homeward road with with heavy heavy hearts. hearts.

11 These were were the longest longest years of of their lives; lives;

12 These were were the years when when the whistle whistle of four o’cloc o’clock k 13

Drive them to the yard, then they scurried scurried

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Home heavy with fatigue fatigue and hunger and love.

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These were the years the gigantic gigantic chimneys chimneys block blocked ed

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The skies with black black smokes smokes that reminded reminded passersby passersby

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Of a serpent-like serpent-like whip of the within, within, bleeding, bleeding,

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Scarred Scarred with with disease disease and and death. These were the years…

19.Faces behind the laced doors and curtained windows,

20.Did you see the young man stand by the factory gate, 21.His face serious and forlorn, brittled with pain, 22.His hands unsteady with nervousness- did you see him? 23.Look at the lengthening line of voiceless men waiting 24.By the factory gate that will never be men again.

 Test 1. Identify the elements of poetry in the poem. Write your answer in complete sentences. ( 2 points each) 1. RHYME_______________________________________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________________________   ____  2. RHYTHM_____________________________________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________________________   _____  3. METER_____________________________________________________________________________   ____________________________________________________________________________________  4.FORM_____________________________________________________________________________   _____________________________________________________________________________________  5.TONE_____________________________________________________________________________   _____________________________________________________________________________________   __  6.REPETITION_______________________________________________________________________   _____________________________________________________________________________________   ___  7.SPEAKER__________________________________________________________________________   _____________________________________________________________________________________   _  8.THEME____________________________________________________________________________   _____________________________________________________________________________________   _9.FIGURES OF SPEECH_____________________________________________________________________________ 

 _____________________________________________________________________________________   __  b. Draw the images that you formed in the poem. Use the space below. Rubric in drawing /sketching the images ( 5 points) Content ( 3 points)

 Test 11. Figures of Speech Write your own sentences with the following figures of speech based on the poem. ( 2 points each) 1. SIMILE- __________________________________________________________________  2. METAPHOR___________________________________________________________________   _  3. IRONY________________________________________________________________________   _  4.HYPERBOLE___________________________________________________________________   ____  5. METONYMY____________________________________________________________________  6. PERSONIFICATION_______________________________________________________________   _  7. APOSTROPHE____________________________________________________________________ 

 Test III. Poem Composition. Write two-three stanzas as a tribute to factory workers. ( 10 points)