Select any important poem to analyze using the (1) explication & (2) scansion techniques we have worked on. Your poem may be from the famous sheaf or from the Hicks sheaf I gave you--or it may be another important poem you find on your own. You may not select just any song or basic poem. You'll know if the poem you find is important. If you are not sure, ask me for approval. If you select an unimportant poem, you may not earn any higher grade than a "D."
Type quotation marks around the title of your selected poem.
Click to find poems (or search with Google, of course):
Classic Poetry Aloud site
Poetry Foundation site
I. Follow the directions at the two links above, "(1) explication" & "(2) scansion," to make decisions about the poem. Explain how the poem's form, meter, rhyme, rhythm, diction, syntax, typography affect its meaning and the reader's experience.
II. Explain why this poem matters to you personally. What in it particularly "speaks to you"?
Type 300+ total words to earn the credit you seek. (The pictured Maya Angelou wrote many important poems.)
