Heinrich Heine

The Silesian Weavers

Compose 200-300 word response. What you write about or how you respond to the poem is up to you. The key is that you reflect on the poem and your response to it. A reflection presents your thoughtful, personal exploration about the poem you have chosen. What are some of the ideas in the poem that you find interesting? Why? What, if anything, do you find interesting about the structure of the poem? Why? What details do you find interesting in the poem and how to they relate to the reaction that you are having?

Be sure to use specific lines from the poem to help illustrate and support the response that you are having to the poem.