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What is the theme of the poem? What is the poet trying to say? What is the poem about? What happens in the poem? Are conflicts or themes introduced? Resolved? Who is the speaker? What is the “point of view” or perspective of the speaker?

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Poetry Analysis 1

1.What is the theme of the poem? What is the poet trying to say? What is the poem about?

2.What happens in the poem? Are conflicts or themes introduced? Resolved?

3.Who is the speaker? What is the “point of view” or perspective of the speaker? The perspective might be social, intellectual, political, or even physical.

4.What is the setting? What is the time and place? How does the poet make use of the physical description? Does it create a mood?

5.Are there any key statements or lines that indicate meaning? Look for one key line or symbol; however, the poet may make use of recurring symbols, actions, or motifs.

Can you describe one or more friendships you have had? Was one different from another? How? Do you think the relationship of the "two friends" in the poem was a genuine friendship? What qualities does a real or true friend have?

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ESSAY 3

Define the idea of "friendship," using a dictionary definition (be sure to cite the website at the end of the paper). Then Define the idea of friendship in your own terms. Preview in the Introduction what will follow in the Body Paragraphs: you will discuss the idea in the poem; what defines a “genuine” friendship; and then, on the basis of your experience, describe a friendship you had; and, lastly, suggest how disagreements between friends can be settled amicably.

[Body Para. 1]: Describe what happens between the "two friends" in the poem (lines 1 to 16). A process unfolds, starting with A "quarrel" and ending with separation. What is needed in this section is A summary of the story-line.

[Body Para. 2]: Can a genuine friendship undergo the destructive process outlined in the poem? Is a real friendship something that lasts and endures during hard times? Explain

[Body Para. 3]: We all have had friendships. Can you describe one or more friendships you have had? Was one different from another? How? Do you think the relationship of the "two friends" in the poem was a genuine friendship? What qualities does a real or true friend have? You need not respond to every question, but you should try to compose a coherent paragraph.

[Body Para. 4/ Conclusion]: Everyone quarrels from time to time. Explain ways quarreling friends can reconcile with each other? What behaviors and attitudes are necessary for two friends to overcome differences? are some things beyond reconciliation?

 

Explain two things the Skipper’s description reveals about people in his occupation. provide details from the poem referencing specific line numbers to support each idea.

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The Canterbury Tales

Chaucer’s Prologue describes various people in connection with their profession. Analyze the Skipper’s description. Explain two things the Skipper’s description reveals about people in his occupation. provide details from the poem referencing specific line numbers to support each idea.

Choose a concept related to immunity and infectious diseases and be prepared to present it to the class discussion board

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Week 6 Biology of public health creative project

Assignment: Choose a concept related to immunity and infectious diseases and be prepared to present it to the class discussion board. You will explain your chosen concept to your peers using some kind of expression of creativity or alternative media such as a video, song, poem.( we will stick with the poem for this one)The content should be relative to this course and both the educational value and entertainment value will be considered.

Write a song or poem or comic that describes your favorite topic discussed in class.

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Write a song/poem/comic that describes your favorite topic discussed in class. You must include at least 6 sociological terms within your piece for full credit( provide more detail

In the context of this poem, what makes America unique?

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In the context of this poem, what makes America unique? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.

this is the poem :
Although she feeds me bread of bitterness, And sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth, Stealing my breath of life, I will confess
I love this cultured hell that tests my youth. Her vigor flows like tides into my blood, Giving me strength erect against her hate, Her bigness sweeps my being like a flood. Yet, as a rebel fronts a king in state,
I stand within her walls with not a shred Of terror, malice,1 not a word of jeer.2 Darkly I gaze into the days ahead,
And see her might and granite wonders there, Beneath the touch of Time’s unerring hand, Like priceless treasures sinking in the sand.

Analyse Mrs. Midas, Mrs. Aesop and Queen Herod under the points of; Rejection of traditional representation of men and women, A rise in female voice and Women being the dominant person in the relationship.

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Analyse Mrs. Midas, Mrs. Aesop and Queen Herod under the points of; Rejection of traditional representation of men and women, A rise in female voice and Women being the dominant person in the relationship. Each poem needs to be analysed under each point.

Choose a single poem to thoroughly explicate, including cited quotations from literary research.

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For this assignment, you will choose a single poem to thoroughly explicate, including cited quotations from literary research. (You must choose a poem from Chapter 24 only–see below.) An explication (also called a “close reading”) is “an unfolding” of a poem. There are models of poetry explication (sample essays) throughout the poetry chapters in our textbook–check the table of contents. In explication, your goal is not so much to make an argument about the poem; rather, it is to explain the entire poem in detail, noting and analyzing the different elements of poetry (figures of speech, images, sound devices, etc.) that you encounter. Practice prewriting techniques like annotation and freewriting to generate ideas, organize those ideas, and revise and edit your essay so it all makes sense. Of course, you should have a thesis statement that sums up your explanation of the poem.

To prepare, you should consider the “Questions for Responsive Reading and Writing about Poetry” (Chapter 31, pp. 1114-1116). You may start by simply paraphrasing, for yourself, the meaning of the poem (you can do this line by line or idea by idea; include a brief version of this paraphrase in your essay). Then use a dictionary and make notes on diction, interesting word choices, and words that have alternate meanings or connotations that add dimensions to the poem. Next, you’ll want to identify all the elements of poetry you can and figure out how they contribute to the poem, including imagery, figurative language, allusions, symbols, and the sound patterns or music of the poem. Some of these elements will be obvious; some will be subtle.

Finally, since it is difficult for any single reader to notice everything about a text, you will also need to do some research in order to consider others’ perspectives. If possible, read material from scholarly or academic sources, such as literary journals or library databases (websites like Wikipedia or SparkNotes may be useful as a starting place, but should not be quoted in college-level essays; instead, read the original scholarly sources that they cite and quote from them if applicable). You may also look at biographical dictionaries or biographical articles about your poet, which may contain information that helps you understand the poem (see in Chapter 30, “Critical Strategies for Reading,” the section called “Biographical Strategies,” p. 1073).

You may choose any one of the poems in Chapter 24: A Collection of Poems/Poems for Further Reading (641-675). Alternately, you may write about more than one poem (by the same or different authors), if the poems are brief, and if you can make a worthwhile connection between them. Or you may choose a poem or poems from a source outside our textbook, but only with my approval—consult with me as soon as possible if so.

Grading Criteria:

Clear paraphrase of the poem’s literal meaning, including a thesis that summarizes it.
Clear identifications (using correct terminology) and careful analysis of elements of poetry.
Specific evidence of those elements from the poem (quote specific words, lines, stanzas).
Quotations or paraphrases of additional or supporting ideas from 2 outside sources.
Clear organization and transitions, including integration of quotations.
Accurate and correctly formatted in-text citations and Works Cited page (see the models and instructions in Chapter 32). Cite poems using line numbers rather than page numbers.
Correct grammar, punctuation and spelling.

How does Sin’s Body and Eve’s identity reveal Milton’s disturbing notions of femininity and womanhood in the poem?

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The Essay should cover the question How does Sin’s Body and Eve’s identity reveal Milton’s disturbing notions of femininity and womanhood in the poem? Using Milton’s “Divorce Tract” how does Milton help frame his notions of femininity and womanhood in these characters?

Identify the number of stanzas in the poem and note any other significant elements (i.e., is this poem a sonnet? How do you know?)

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The poem, “Dog’s death”

-Write a letter to someone you know about the poem.
-The goal of the letter is to convince that person to read the poem and, hopefully, to enjoy it.
// When you are deciding who to write your letter to, think about who in your life would appreciate the poem. (It can be anybody)
-You are encouraged to write your letter using whatever language and whatever voice you would normally use to communicate with the person you are writing to.
Finally, the letter must include the following info/answer the following questions:
1. -Who is the author and what do you know about them?
2. When was the poem written?
3. Give a few reasons for why this poem is great
4. Identify whether this poem uses end rhyme or free verse and refer to specific parts of the poem as evidence. Is there a pattern to the end rhymes?
5. Identify whether this poem is a narrative poem or a lyric poem and refer to specific parts of the poem as evidence.
6. Identify the number of stanzas in the poem and note any other significant elements (i.e., is this poem a sonnet? How do you know?)
7. Point out several of the poem’s formal features and explain why these features enhance your experience of the poem. Some of the features we have learned about include figurative language and imagery, allusion, line break, stanza structure, meter, and rhythm.
// Cite any outside sources you consult
8. Tell the person you are writing to why you chose them to receive your letter and why you think they’d like or appreciate this particular poem.