LEO: The Wind Cries Mary

BLUESONG GUIDE DESCRIPTIONRecorded on January 11, 1967 "The Wind Cries Mary" is a poetic meditation on death and grieving. This BlueSong Guide walks students through Hendrix’s use of personification, repetition, and metaphor. It connects nicely with literature that deals with death like All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Night by Eli Weisel or The Red Pony by John Steinbeck. The included differentiated lesson plan offers a series of companion activities catered to multiple intelligences. For example, one activity asks students to compare and contrast Hendrix’s lyrics to the surreal artwork of Salvador Dali.

THEMES/SUBJECTS

Memory

Grieving

Death of Loved One

Change

LIT TERMS

Stanza

Personification

Allusion

LITERATURE LINKS

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

Maus by Art Spiegelman

Night by Eli Weisel

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo

The Red Pony by John Steinbeck

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