Stanza 1:
Identify the narrator. Who old is he?
What happened to his mother?
What did his father do to him?
What is his job?
How is society described in this stanza?
How is authority (father's and adult's authority) described here?

Stanza 2:
Who else works with the speaker?
What happened to Tom?
What does the hair cut mean?
Can it be a symbol of something?
Where is the Irony in what the speaker is saying?
Are there any contrasts in this poem? Explain.

Stanza 3:
What did Tom see in the dream?
What is the significance of colors and sounds in this stanza?

Stanza 4:
Who came?
What did he have in his hand?
What did he do?
What did the children do after that?
How do the color and sound change here?

Stanza 5:
What are the boys doing here?
What does the word "naked" refer to?
What did they leave behind? Can this be symbolic?
What did the angel tell Tom? Why?
What is Tom's best escape from this situation?

Stanza 6:
What happened next?
How did Tom feel?
Identify the contrast here?