As your final assessment for poetry, you will read and discuss a poem by Emily Dickinson. I happen to love the poem, perhaps because I can relate to it just a bit too much! Here is a link to the poem:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174990
Please read the poem carefully.
In a well-thought out post, write a 4-paragraph EXPLICATION of the poem. The poem has three stanzas, so I expect one paragraph per stanza and at least one other paragraph. For some help in explication, you migh want to look at the following links and/or the section on poetry explication in your book.
http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-writing/on-line/lit-poem.html
http://twp.duke.edu//uploads/assets/poetry.pdf
In your explication, you should PARAPHRASE the poem and discuss what you believe the poem means. You may support your response with references (mention them, but do not try to link to them). Please do NOT copy/paste or paraphrase from other sources. Think for yourselves!
You must support your answer with at least ONE example, drawn from your life or your observations.
For full credit, please comment on what at least ONE other classmate writes. Make sure your response is detailed.
You have until February 9 to complete your explication and until February 14 to comment on ONE of your classmates’ explications.
@Saarah Chaudhri,Your analysis of the poem was dead on. As Nicole said it flows very nicely and i particularly enjoyed the vocabulary you used to get your point across. Additionally i completely agree with your thoughts on the poem and i loved the way you ended it by saying it “gives the “little people” a voice in this tough society.”
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@Bria Bradshaw, …… I like your interpretation of the poem and how clearly it is to understand
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