HWK: Read Poems by YOUR Poet

Once you have selected your poet and poem, 
READ OTHER POEMS by your poet.

Then begin researching the following...

• Where did your poet grow up?
• Where did your poet go to school?
• What inspired your poet to write poetry? 
• How does your poet define poetry? What is his or her ars peotica?
• What other poets influenced your poet to write poetry?
• Who has your poet influenced? 
• Was your poet a part of a school or movement? See this Poetry Timeline.

Post links to the biography of your poet - curate a few interesting points with hyperlinks.

Begin thinking about presenting your poem in a dynamic digital medium
that you can post to your blog (perhaps via iMovie or Prezi). 

• Note the imagery and symbolism: select images 
• Note the theme and motifs
• Note the figurative language:
• Note the alliteration, assonance, consonance, meter 
• Note the allusions or references
• Note the rhyme scheme, form, enjambment etc.
• Note the tone - and shifts in tone

MORE INFO SOON!