The Assigned Poem

Another one of the most important aspects of a great poem, is it’s form. The author’s

You should comment upon and compare at least two of his poems and describe the tone he writes in the imagery he uses and the poetical techniques he includes to convey his opinions.

Reflections Within is a non-traditional stanzaic poem made up of five stanzas containing thirty-four lines that do not form a specific metrical pattern. Rather it is supported by its thematic structure. Each of the five stanzas vary in the amount of lines that each contain. The first stanza is a sestet containing six lines. The same can be observed of the second stanza. The third stanza contains eight lines or an octave. Stanzas four and five are oddly in that their number of lines which are five and nine.

Whitman wrote broad stanzas and focused on the whole of America as his inspiration. His lines covered a wide range of topics and generated multiple points of view for the reader. He called his life’s work “Leaves of Grass”; stressing the

The poem, “Undertaking” describes the loss of a women’s husband. The wife cleans and treats her loved one’s body as if it is still alive. But she realizes the death, until his body is taken away and not treated with the love she gave him. Even though her husband has passed away, the speaker seems to still have a relationship with him through the description of her delicate treatment towards him.

Poetic Merit Assignment I believe “Ain’t no rest for the wicked” Should be credited as a poem. It shows many large characteristics of a poem as well as the ability to cause deep thinking within the mind of the listener. Analyzing this song can lead to the realization that this isn't any ordinary tune, but rather a literary masterpiece. “Ain't no rest for the wicked”, By cage the elephant, contains plenty of biblical allusion.

The poem “Choices” is a narrative by Yolanda Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni, a poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Nikki Giovanni was born on June 7, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee though she was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her parents were Jones "Gus" Giovanni and Yolanda Cornelia, Sr. were both educators and they had two daughters, the eldest was Gary Ann and Yolanda Cornelia was the baby. Gary is responsible for the name Nikki because she started calling her that at a very young age. Both of Nikki Giovanni parents and her sister are deceased. Nikki has on son whose name is Thomas and a granddaughter. A 1968 graduate of Fisk University, in Nashville, Tennessee with a Bachelor of the Arts in History and she subsequently went to graduate school at Columbia University in New York and the University of Pennsylvania.

Matt Skiba’s song “Blue In The Face”, performed by Alkaline Trio in 2003, is written in a first person narrative directed towards a former lover. Skiba uses dark connotations and satanic allusions to portray his emotions and describe the various reasons he thinks she left that night, how he feels about the situation that happened and lastly that he wants her back.

INTRODUCTION – (1 paragraph) STRUCTURE 1. Opening sentences which introduce the poem, its author and its form.Explain why the poem is of a particular form (either a ballad or lyric poem). 2. Thesis statement: A general statement about what the poem communicates about life and life experience. 3. Signpost: briefly outline the more specific reasons for how/why the poem conveys this life experience and / or message. (Introduce the main features which will be explored in more detail in the body of your essay).

In the story “So What Are You, Anyway?” by Lawrence Hill, the protagonist in the story is a relatable character because she goes through racism, she gets really frustrated and irritated when someone is judging/questioning her race and she is innocent.

He described a feeling that was current to him and he represented it through objects, situations, or events. Through all of that he tried to convey a specific feeling to the crowd. It was fairly easy to understand what feeling he was trying to convey, since he would explain the reasoning behind his poem before he began reading. The brief description provided before his reading was extremely

Richard Blanco is a Cuban- American poet who was given the oppurunity to write an inaugaration poem for Barack Obama's second swearing-in. He wrote a poem titled "One Today" that praised the good and unique things about the United States and also the everyday people who's daily routines help to make America the proud country that it is.

insight into his life and personality that he is not aware of giving. While the poet

The followings are the poem which has been added with personal interpretations and the further analysis.

Although poetry has existed since time immemorial, as Perrine explains, “Poetry is as universal as language and almost as ancient” (2); establishing a definition that satisfies all aspects of poetry is not simple. Therefore, throughout history many poets and critics have elaborated different definitions to summarize in a few words what poetry is. Poets such as Samuel Taylor, Ralph Waldo, Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost have tried to establish a universal concept of poetry. Each of them has developed a concept of poetry that differs in some respects from each other because every author emphasize the definition only in certain aspects of poetry. However, this essay will explain why the definition proposed by Samuel Taylor is the one that best represents the poems studied in class from the perspective of two uses of language, the practical and the literary. Moreover, this essay will use the poem “Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood as an example for supporting Taylor’s definition.