1a. What is "man's deceiver"?
2a. What are the thoughts of others like?
3a. Compare the ways in which the speaker describes himself with the ways he or she describes others. What words or phrases tell whether the speaker looks upon himself or herself and others with favor or disfavor?
4a. Does the speaker offer valid reasons for his or her beliefs? Why, or why not? What experiences might have led the speaker to embrace his or her way of looking at things?
1b. Why might the speaker shun this?
2b. How does the speaker view these thoughts?
3b. Does the speaker think his or her views are correct, or does he or she think others have the correct perspective? Explain your answer.
4b. What experiences would lead you to look at things in the same way the speaker does? What experiences would lead you to look at things differently?
Alliteration and Assonance. How do alliteration and assonance combine with rhyme to tie together the words and lines in this poem? What effect would eliminating alliteration and assonance have on the poem? Find out for yourself by changing the words in the poem that create these sound patterns.
Rhythm. Do all stanzas in "I to My Perils" have the same meter? Look back at your scanning of the poem to determine your answer. What patterns of stresses do you find?
