Week 4 Discuss

1.

Pick a poem (from one of the following websites) and …

a) Begin by copying and pasting your chosen poem.

b) Then, in one paragraph, tell us why you chose the poem. What appeals to you about the poem?

c) Then, in another paragraph, tell us how the images are working within the poem and towards the poem's ultimate meaning. What image(s) stand out? Why? Do they lead you to believe that the poem is about a particular thing or idea? How so? (Feel free to use these questions to help you teach us about your poem.)

Poetry Foundation – click on "Poems & Poets" — http://www.poetryfoundation.org

Poetry Daily – scroll through the days — http://poems.com

Beloit Poetry Journal – click on "current issue" or "archives" — www.bpj.org

Poets.org – search the "poem-a-day" section — www.poets.org

**For added texture and dimension, try to incorporate some of the new poetic terms you learned last week. Do you see any of the poetic devices at work in your chosen poem?

Have fun with this! A poem is like an oyster, and imagery is like the pearl within it … or maybe there are dozens of pearls! Who knows?!

Week 4 Complete Section 1200 word minimum requirement cite 3 sources

Read the following poems:

Lux, "A Little Tooth" (page 618)

Frost, "The Road Not Taken" (page 624)

Chandhok, "The Carpet Factory" (page 643)

Suárez, "Isla" (pages 679 – 680)

1."In 400 words explain the use of enjambment in Thomas Lux's poem, "A Little Tooth." In other words, what is the effect of Lux choosing to break the lines in his poem as he has? Pay close attention to the line breaks in these lines:" … then she wants some meat / directly from the bone" and "she'll fall / in love with cretins, dolts, a sweet / talker …" and "And you / your wife / get old, flyblown, and rue / nothing. Your response must include at least one scholarly source. Be sure to properly cite. For more details on how your response will be evaluated, please review the rubrics found under Unit 4 Course Materials."

2."In popular culture, Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken" is thought to be about life choices and choosing one path over another. Yet, literary critic and scholar David Orr says that we could be oversimplifying this poem and that this poem is actually much deeper, much more grave. By closely exploring the word choice in Frost's poem, make a case for Orr's argument that this poem is about more than simply taking one road and not another. In other words, how can this poem be read as a deeper philosophical statement about free will or choice? Explore your response to these questions in 400 words; be sure to support your ideas with quoted passages and words from the poem itself. Your response must include at least one scholarly source. Be sure to properly cite. For more details on how your response will be evaluated, please review the rubrics found under Unit 4 Course Materials."

3."In Suárez's poem, "Isla" the speaker uses the character of Godzilla to describe the immigrant experience and makes parallels between himself (as an immigrant) and the unwanted monster, Godzilla. In 400 words, explain how Suárez's use of imagery and descriptive phrases elicit sympathy in you as a reader. Hone in on at least FOUR images/descriptive phrases in the poem and be sure to explain WHY/HOW these images effect you as a reader. Your response must include at least one scholarly source. Be sure to properly cite. For more details on how your response will be evaluated, please review the rubrics found under Unit 4 Course Materials."