Choose a popular song that you believe has had a particular impact on listeners for a long time. Explain why the song is so influential and what kind of effect it has on the audience.

Of all the possible noble European families, why do you suppose Pinsky chose the "Dukes of Levis-Mirepoix" to mention in this poem? What is it about their history that may have made them the right or wrong choice?

Is there a particular newspaper column that you read on a regular basis? If so, tell why it is so intriguing and how you often feel after reading it.

Choose one of the purported "reasons" from "Song of Reasons" and discuss how it offers an explanation of something. Could the reason have more than one interpretation and, if so, what are some other possibilities?