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1. What time in your life comes closest to what Dove describes in “Testimonial”? Listen to Dove’s explanation of the poem on the Giving Thanks radio program.  Does Dove’s explanation give new meaning to the poem or confirm your initial interpretation?
2. What alternative titles do you think could describe “Testimonial”? Does the title of a poem affect how you interpret its meaning? Why or why not? How might your alterative titles change the meaning of the poem?