Poetry

Poetry is a form of writing with a distinctive style and rhythm. In this assignment, you will have the chance to analyze the form and content of your own poetry and that of a famous poet or writer.

Use the provided template to create a PowerPoint presentation of 6–8 slides (include speaker notes) that addresses the following: Cut and paste the poem that you wrote in the Unit 3 Discussion Board (see attachment) into the PowerPoint template provided. This poem will be the first poem in your compare/contrast presentation. Choose 1 poem from the list below that matches with the theme of the poem you have written:  Nature  A Child Said, What is the Grass? By Walt Whitman Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost Patience Taught by Nature by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Time When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be by John Keats My Playmate by John Greenleaf Whittier Time to Die by Ray G. Dandridge America The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow To America by James Weldon Johnston I Slept, and Dreamed that Life was Beauty by Louisa May Alcott Inspiration If… by Rudyard Kipling Your Mission by Ellen M. H. Gates If I can Stop One Heart from Breaking by Emily Dickinson Read the poem several times. Consider the theme, the use of poetic devices, imagery, and meter. Be sure to take notes.

Part 1

Construct 2 slides that analyze your own poem. Include the following information (1 bullet point on each slide): Paraphrase the poem for your reader. Pretend that you are explaining its meaning to someone. Draw a conclusion about how your poem is connected to the theme you chose.

Part 2

Construct 2 slides that analyze the poem you chose. Include the following information (1 bullet point on each slide): Paraphrase the poem. Pretend that you are explaining its meaning to someone. Draw a conclusion about how this poem is connected to the theme.

Part 3

Construct 2 slides that compare how your poem and the poem you chose engage their common theme. Include the following information (1 bullet point on each slide): Discuss the similarities and differences present between your poem and the poem you chose. Draw a conclusion about what is unique or worthwhile about expression through poetry and why modern readers should continue to read it.