Questions:
Analyzing Imagery in Poetry
Using all that you have learned thus far, analyze how the imagery used in the following poems advances the themes of the poets and convey meaning:
- "The Times They Are a-Changin" by Bob Dylan
- "Bonny Barbara Allen " by Anonymous
- "Ex-Basketball Player" by John Updike
- "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes
- "Ballad of the Landlord"
- "Perfect Dress by Marisa de los Santos
- "Beat! Beat! Drums!" by Walt Whitman
- "Recuerdo" by Edna St. Vincent Milay
Write 3-4 paragraphs explaining how the poets use imagery to advance their themes and convey meaning about life.
- Support your position with evidence from the poems
- Provide cited evidence from the poems themselves.