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Any Poem by Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allen Poe, Walt Whitman, or Robert Browning.
Compare similarities in metaphor and symbols in the poem(s) have chosen, and make an argument about the effectiveness of these literary devices in conveying the poems’ theme(s).
Explore the idea of “Finality” in any poems that deal with death. How do these works view the world? Value of life? Spirituality? Afterlife?
Discuss the gender of the speaker in a poem. Does the tone of the poem change with the author’s gender? Why or why not? What are the gender dynamics in the poem?
Look at poems about spirituality. How would you categorize ideas about God? Does the poem promote a “traditional/ Western” form of religion? Explain.
Discuss the value of love and emotion in any of the poems we have read. How does time play a role in the poem’s message? Can human experience compete with the permanence of nature?
Discuss the role of nature in your poem(s); how is it portrayed, and what is the relationship between humans and their environment?
