Gray Suit Rhetorical Analysis

What does the narrator mean by “optics” when referring to that gray suit?

"Maybe ideas have their own eyes....

Maybe ideas segregate..."

In your opinion, what is the narrator referring to?

What is parallelism and why do you think the narrator uses this rhetorical device so often in this particular poem?

 What is the purpose of this poem? What does the narrator hope to achieve with this poem? Be specific. Explain. Complete Sentences!!

How does the narrator use rhetoric to advance his purpose? Explain in detail. Cite evidence from the poem.

Does the narrator achieve his purpose in your point of view? (If your answer is no, how would you restate the poem or rewrite it to be more effective?)