Pick a poem from the list of poems (Review the Attachment on “Middle Passage in America,” on the Announcement Forum.) Make sure you like the poem; there is more to be done with the chosen poem. Utilizing the questions for interpreting poetry, answer the questions below for the poem you have chosen:
Train your attention on words on the page, not the person who wrote the poem. Give the poem a fair and rigorous reading. Look up words that you are not familiar with. Take the time to re-read and address these elements:
Approach:
Identify the poem and the poet
Who is speaking?
What is the setting?
What is the point of view?
What is the information?
Form:
What is the poem’s shape?
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