rhythm and meter

    Write a 500-word essay on the ways in which rhythm and meter elements work to develop and reinforce the theme of the poem.    

Kwock-Kim’s poem

            The “generation” in question in Kwock-Kim’s poem doesn’t seem to be a matter of a historical or biological time-frame–what might the author be referring to here? Why might this piece be broken...

Allowing children to read poems

              In 1954, the book The Little Engine that Could was published. Its message was that if the little engine only believed in itself (by repeating “I think I can; I think I can”), then it could accomplish its...

Sappho’s poems and Sophocles’ play Antigone.

            Search online for quotes from Sappho’s poems and Sophocles’ play Antigone. Put at least five quotes from each in separate PowerPoint slides. One quote per slide. Share your thoughts about what you think about these...

“The Portrait” by Stanley Kunitz.

    Read the poem, “The Portrait” by Stanley Kunitz. What do you think this poem is about? What feelings and thoughts does it evoke in you? What do you think this poem is saying about the experience of loss due to suicide and how might this...