Analyze Figurative Language in a Poem
Write an essay in which you analyze the figurative language in a poem from this unit.
• State which poem you chose, and explain why you chose it.
• Identify a key metaphor, simile, or other example of figurative language in the poem. Explain why this figurative language is important to the poem’s meaning.
• Analyze the meaning of the figurative language. Explain your analysis clearly.
• Explain how the figurative language contributes to the tone of the poem. For example, explain how the poet’s word choices build or maintain a sense of formality or informality. Cite details to support your ideas.
• Edit your essay for correct punctuation and spelling.
List of poems
“Barter” by Sara Teasdale
“We grow accustomed to the Dark—” by Emily Dickinson
“Uncoiling” by Pat Mora
"Dreams" by Langston Hughes
I wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth
"Hope is the thing with features" by Emily Dickinson
"The War against the Trees" by Stanley Kunitz
"Summer" by Walter Dean Myers
'The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson
"Analysis of Baseball by May Swenson
"The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe
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