April 28

Personal Poem Assignment

You are free to choose whichever form of poem you choose

Your poem must:

• be a minimum of 12 lines
• must have a title
• have a minimum of three different poetic devices

You will also need to hand in an analysis your poem which identifies and explains:

• the type of poem you have written and why
• your inspiration/motivation
• your theme
• rhyme scheme (if you used one)
• why you used rhyme or not
• identify the 3 examples of poetic devices used
• anything else you believe that’s important to explain

April 27

Read the poem below and write a paragraph to be handed in at the end of class.

Explain what the theme of the poem is using examples from the poem and your personal experience.