Question

What advice would Niemöller give to the speaker in "I Sit and Look Out"? Would the speaker agree with Niemöller's perspective? Give evidence from the text to support your reasoning

Answer 1

"I Sit and Look Out"
Walt Whitman

I Sit and look out upon all the sorrows of the world, and upon all oppression and shame;
I hear secret convulsive sobs from young men, at anguish with themselves, remorseful after deeds done;
I see, in low life, the mother misused by her children, dying, neglected, gaunt, desperate;
I see the wife misused by her husband—I see the treacherous seducer of young women;
I mark the ranklings of jealousy and unrequited love, attempted to be hid—I see these sights on the earth;
I see the workings of battle, pestilence, tyranny—I see martyrs and prisoners;
I observe a famine at sea—I observe the sailors casting lots who shall be kill'd, to preserve the lives of the rest;
I observe the slights and degradations cast by arrogant persons upon laborers, the poor, and upon negroes, and the like;
All these—All the meanness and agony without end, I sitting, look out upon,
See, hear, and am silent.

"First they came for..."
Martin Niemöller

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Use the excerpts above to write an essay, at least two paragraphs, supporting the question below. Remember to clearly state your main point and use quotes from the text to support your response using the proper MLA format.

Answer 2

@WeddingPeach I need help

Answer 3

@shifuyanli can you help me write this please

Answer 4

write what?

Answer 5

The two paragraph essay for this I don't understand these poems

Answer 6

hold up

Answer 7

okay thank you so much! This means a lot I'm a senior and need to have this done its my last assignment for my class

Answer 8

okay one more sec

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okay thank youu

Answer 10

okay I'm ready

Answer 11

okay so what should I start out writing what do I do I'm clueless right now sorry..

Answer 12

but I would like a medal and fan because this gonna be really hard

Answer 13

definitely this means a lot to me thank you so much.

Answer 14

:)

Answer 15

so, what advice do you think Niemöller should give to the speaker in this poem

Answer 16

do you agree with what he is saying?

Answer 17

well it sounds like he is angry and jealous with his wife I believe

Answer 18

well yes sorrow and hatred it sounds like

Answer 19

he sounds like he doesn't belong to this world.

Answer 20

and Niemoller is giving his advice on it to not say anything from his poem

Answer 21

so for your fist sentence write: what is niemoller saying to the people of this world? He is trying to express that he is in a deep illusion of hatred and sorrow, more like he doesn't belong to this world.

Answer 22

okay thank you!

Answer 23

okay now lets add some more

Answer 24

what is niemoller saying to the people of this world? He is trying to express that he is in a deep illusion of hatred and sorrow, more like he doesn't belong to this world. So, now lets delve more into this poem and see what niemoller has to say.

Answer 25

wait wait I have a different thing I have to write I got a different essay question its on the same thing though

Answer 26

okay well lets finish this first

Answer 27

"I Sit and Look Out"
Walt Whitman

I Sit and look out upon all the sorrows of the world, and upon all oppression and shame;
I hear secret convulsive sobs from young men, at anguish with themselves, remorseful after deeds done;
I see, in low life, the mother misused by her children, dying, neglected, gaunt, desperate;
I see the wife misused by her husband—I see the treacherous seducer of young women;
I mark the ranklings of jealousy and unrequited love, attempted to be hid—I see these sights on the earth;
I see the workings of battle, pestilence, tyranny—I see martyrs and prisoners;
I observe a famine at sea—I observe the sailors casting lots who shall be kill'd, to preserve the lives of the rest;
I observe the slights and degradations cast by arrogant persons upon laborers, the poor, and upon negroes, and the like;
All these—All the meanness and agony without end, I sitting, look out upon,
See, hear, and am silent.

"First they came for..."
Martin Niemöller

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Use the excerpts above to write an essay, at least two paragraphs, supporting the question below. Remember to clearly state your main point and use quotes from the text to support your response using the proper MLA format.

How do "I Sit and Look Out" and "First they came for..." compare in terms of tone and mood? How do these elements support the theme of each poem?

Answer 28

that's the question I have to answer regarding this poem the teacher changed the question for this poem

Answer 29

what is Niemoller saying to the people of this world? He is trying to express that he is in a deep illusion of hatred and sorrow, more like he doesn't belong to this world. So, now lets delve more into this poem and see what Niemoller has to say.

Niemoller sounds like he is jealous and full of rage because what is going on around him. You can't exactly know what is happening in this poem, but you could say it sounds like he is jealous of his wife, or maybe he was wanting to murder someone. You don't know but we wanna focus on how he feels, and if we agree with him. So we know he feels dying, neglected, gaunt, desperate; as well as love and anguish, which all leads up to hatred and sorrow. Do I agree with Niemoller? What is he trying to say?

Answer 30

okay now you might want a conclusion paragraph stating if you agree or not

Answer 31

so do you agree with his felings?

Answer 32

okay I will write that will you help me with the next question as well and yes

Answer 33

how do sit and I look out first came for?

Answer 34

okay yes I can but post it in a new thread so we don't have to worry about all this mess

Answer 35

okay will do and thank you!

Answer 36

yw :P