Consider one of the short stories or up to two poems:
Trifles by Glaspell
“Revolt of Mother” by Freeman
“The Doubt of Future Foes” by Queen Elizabeth I
“Helen” by H.D.
“Leda” by H.D.
“Eurydice” by H.D.
“Venus Transiens” by Lowell
“Leda and the Swan” by Yeats
“Myth” by Rukeyser
Using your own analysis, identify the main theme of the work. (Theme is a meaning, or a message a piece of literature is conveying about a topic). Then research the author and his or her time period and analyze how the author’s life and time period may have influenced the work.
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