Hi LitBloggers!
Read all of the poems, multiple times. Now, select one poem and take notice of all the imagery in it. Pay attention to the dominant images as well as those more subtly worked into it. Are there any patterns relating to an image or set of images? If so, are there any breaks or divergences in these patterns? Now get ready to write:
Step 1: Make a comprehensive list of the images in this poem. This can just be a list without complete sentences. The purpose is to create an inventory so you can then decide what to focus on in your writing. This does not count toward the 350-400 words, sorry.
Step 2: Now, select one type of image or a few images you think are somehow connected and/or work together in that poem and write a 350-400 word speculation about how this image offers an interpretation of the poem.
For example, if this assignment was today you might have written a comparative argument about the three images in Shakespeare's quatrains. You might have compared the people and their settings in Wordsworth, whether incorporating the bees or not.
The poems for Monday are rich in imagery, so this should be an inviting assignment. Please have it posted on your blog before we meet Monday morning.
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