by Stephen D. Smith | Jul 19, 2022 | Poetry
In this assignment, you will be analyzing a poem. Then analyze the poem. Use the two PowerPoints to help you decide what to analyze. Pick three areas to analyze and add three outside sources to back up your thesis. Follow the MLA style of writing. Write the Report in...
by Stephen D. Smith | Jun 14, 2022 | Poetry
Part 1: 500 words Part 1: From the list of poems found in the Poetry Assignment 1 handout (found in the Learning Resources folder and below the rubric on this page) starting with the first poem, “The Ruined Maid,” to the last poem “”Here Bullet” a....
by Stephen D. Smith | Jun 9, 2022 | Poetry
You are a critic approaching the poetry of Langston Hughes; pick a side. Do you agree with those who view him as a plain-speaking, provincial poet concerned primarily with race issues? Or do you see him as a representative of the experimental modern movement? Take...
by Stephen D. Smith | Jun 9, 2022 | Poetry
Instructions Using the OED resource, write a short paper in which you define a significant word used in one of the module’s poems and compare the denotation to the poet’s textual definition. Did the poet redefine the word in modernist terms? Feel free to...
by Stephen D. Smith | Jun 7, 2022 | Poetry
Instructions Write a short paper in which you give a synopsis of the group Discussion 5-2. Talk about how you viewed the poem initially and whether or not, during the discussion, your view changed. Did the group seem to agree or disagree regarding an interpretation?...
by Stephen D. Smith | Jun 6, 2022 | Poetry
This is a group activity. For more information on groups, please see About Group Work. As a group, analyze the assigned poem. Discuss the language and images used. Discuss how the poem does or does not fit into the modern time period. Reach back to Module One’s...
