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symbolisms and Metaphor in Four Poets’ Work: Brooks, Dickinson, Frost, and Hughes
By the due date assigned, post a one- or two-paragraph response of at least 150-200 words to the Discussion Area. By the end of Week 2, comment on at least two of your classmates’ submissions.
Prompt:
- Choose a poem to analyze from this week’s assigned reading list (see below). We are reading and discussing the works of Gwendolyn Brooks, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes.
- Create a written response of a paragraph or two of at least 150-200 words.
- You may use the following questions to develop a response to your poem, or you may discuss another more appropriate literary element (e.g., imagery, characterization, theme) as best fits your selection:
- What are some of the key symbols or metaphors in the poem, and how are they used to convey meaning to the reader?
- How do these elements enrich the poem and deepen your understanding of its themes?
- What is your reaction to the poem’s content and language? Would you recommend this poem to friends?
- DUE MAY 22 AT 2 PM EASTERN TIME
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING POEM BELOW
- Dickinson:
- “After Great Pain, a Formal Feeling Comes”
- “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”
- “’Faith’ Is A Fine Invention”
- “’Hope’ Is the Thing with Feathers”
- “I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died”
- “I Like to See It Lap the Miles”
- “Much Madness Is Divinest Sense”
- “My Life Had Stood—A Loaded Gun”
- “There’s A Certain Slant of Light”
- “This Is My Letter to the World”
- Frost:
- “Birches”
- “Fire and Ice”
- “Mending Wall”
- “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
- “For Once, Then, Something”
- “Out, Out”
- “The Road Not Taken”
- “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
