Howl, and Other Poems | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

PEYOTE - A type of hallucinogenic drug.

BENZEDRIN - A pharmaceutical drug.

BROOKLYN BRIDGE - Famous landmark in New York City.

DUNGAREES - Blue jeans.

LOS ALAMOS - A city in New Mexico.

OPIUM - An addictive drug derived from poppies.

BOWERY - A New York City district.

HARPSICHORD - A string instrument .

GOLGOTHA - The hill where the crucifixion of Jesus Christ took place.

ALCATRAZ - Penal colony on an island in San Francisco Bay.

ROCKLAND - The name that Ginsberg gave to the mental institution where he met Carl Solomon...
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