Please continue to work on the poetry assignment that we started before Thanksgiving. I would appreciate it if you could have at least three of them done by Thursday, but I will not collect the assignment from you until Friday. If you did not bring your book home, most likely you will be able to find the text to the poem if you google the title.
Read the following poems:
334- “The Tide Rises”
336- “The Psalm of Life”
347- “The Chambered Nautilus”
352- “First Snowfall”
Write a response for each poem consisting of:
1. Literal Summary (1-2 sentences):
2. Interpretation/Theme: What deeper meaning does this poem convey (2-3 sentences)
3. Style analysis: What poetry devices (rhyme, figurative language, allusions, diction...) does this poem make use of? How do they help enhance the theme? (1-2 sentences)
Please include answers to these three questions after the title of each poem on your paper. Then, complete question number for after you have read and responded to all 4 poems:
4. What similarities do these poems share? In what way do they differ from each other? Which one did you find the most enjoyable? Explain your thoughts... (4-5 sentences)
