Read the following selected poems in preparation for our threaded discussions. See the text’s Index of Authors and Titles for page numbers.
“This is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams
“Silence” by Marianne Moore
“Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost
“London” by William Blake
“Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock” by Wallace Stevens
“Grass” by Carl Sandburg
“The Wind” by James Stephens
“Oh, my love is like a red, red rose” by Robert Burns
“The Secret Sits” by Robert Frost
Words, Imagery, and Meaning Short Essay
Choose one of the poems above. Choose two words that move you with their denotation or connotation. Choose one literal image and one bit of figurative language. In one to three pages, discuss briefly how the two words, the one literal image, and the one bit of figurative language help to create the overall meaning of the poem as you see it. A rubric for this assignment is available in Doc Sharing.
