Library Poetry Reading Assignment

After selecting your poem(s), properly site the poem: (Last Name, First Name. “Poem”, Book. Publisher: Place, Date. Page.)

How is the poem written? Describe exactly the stanza form, rhyming scheme etc. Why has the author decided to write the poem as he/she has?

Record 5 literary devices that the poem uses. How do these devices further contribute to your understanding of the poem?

Record 3 quotations that properly illustrate how your poem connects to your theme.

Discuss one of these quotations in a proper paragraph (Topic Sentence, Quotation, Explanation, Concluding Sentence). Be sure to explain how the language, literary terms and structure of the poem are effective in developing your theme.