"Paradoxes and Oxymorons" by John Ashbery: Close Reading Reflection

    (Link: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50986/paradoxes-and-oxymorons) Answer the following questions (550 words) - What is close reading? How does "close reading" differ from simply "reading?" - How might you begin to "close read" John Ashbery's poem, "Paradoxes and Oxymorons?" Where do you begin to find meaning? - What strategies might you use to understand this poem? - What do you think this poem is concerned with? Describe the tone and effect it has on you as a reader.