Poetry Trilogy Assignment

1. Choose three poems (by two or three poets) with the same theme. At least one of the poets should be one that we read in class. Write a five-paragraph essay comparing and contrasting the poems in terms of theme.
Possible themes: love, death, nature, loneliness, alienation, routine of life How does each poet deal with the theme?

2.Write one to two paragraphs on each poet in your own words. (Plagiarism will be punished by receiving a zero on the assignment and notification of college counselor Judy Campbell. Three instances of cheating disqualifies a student from scholarship opportunities.)

3.Reproduce each of the three poems and annotate by highlighting or underlining at least two literary terms and making a note in the margin.

DUE MONDAY MARCH 8 TYPED

Test Friday on The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

You can choose to take a written test (multiple choice and short essay) or to recite a stanza from the T. S. Eliot poem. If you are taking the written test, I will give you the first 25 minutes of class to complete it. If you are reciting, you can spend that time rehearsing in the hallway or picking up our textbooks from the book room. Recitations will be during the second 25 minutes of class.

An A grade recitation will be memorized and read loudly, clearly and slowly with mistake.
A B grade recitation may include a minor mistake or two or be read too quickly or softly.
A C grade would include stops and starts or numerous pauses.
A D grade would be embarrassingly bad.