Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 5 AIL 0428 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Silent Listener
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The idea
Donne's poems, Browning's monologue and Swift's pamphlet all address someone who does not reply. The addressee shapes what the speaker chooses to say and to hide. Identifying the listener is therefore part of reading the voice, and the exam does ask who is being spoken to.
In practice
Identify who is being addressed.
Where people slip
The addressee shapes the concealment.
Your place on the trail
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