slam poets

DIRECTIONS: Select slam poets/poems to study independently. Respond to the prompts below. If necessary, repeat steps 1-5 with additional poets/poems to meet required number of figures of speech.

For additional slam poetry reading/viewing, look up Saul Williams, Sarah Kay, Eric Darby, and Andrea Gibson.

1. Poet’s Name:

1. Title of Poem:

1. Where you located poem (copy/paste url):

1. Figure(s) of Speech you identified:

1. Explanation/analysis of this figure(s) of speech (What does this figure of speech help us to understand within the poem?):