To be such a short and simple poem, “Drink Your Tea” gives the reader much to think about. To better understand how its author achieves so much in so little space, answer the following questions about the poem. 1. How many sentences are in the poem? What punctuation breaks up the sections of the poem?

2. What “commands” or directives are given in the poem?

3. What is the difference between the phrase “Live the actual moment,” which appears in the poem, and “Live IN the actual moment,” which is a commonly used phrase in conversation and on inspirational posters?

4. Which sentence in the poem could be viewed as a summary of the entire poem—and also as a statement of its central theme?

5. What choice is described in the poem?

this is the poem: Drink your tea slowly and reverently,
as if it is the axis
on which the world earth revolves
– slowly, evenly, without
rushing toward the future;
Live the actual moment.
Only this moment is life.

Who is the speaker? read the quotations and answer the questions for each quote. quotation analysis "those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of " what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 2. "all communities divide themselves into the few and the many. the first are rich and well born, the other the mass of the people…" what is the main idea of the quotation? they divided the people in between rich and poor who do you think is the speaker? hamilton what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? federalists believed that the country should be ruled by the by the best people 3. "laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 4. "a fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker?

In poem daffodils-how do we know that the yellow daffodils has a long lasting effect on the speaker.

What is an agreement to stop fighting in the cold war?