Questions:
How is poetry different from other art forms?
Why or how is poetry different from other forms of art? What is its purpose? Try and use specific examples, though they do not have to be from the text. You can talk about movies, music, architecture, novels, essays, dance, painting and photography.
Context is very important in trying to unravel the supposed mysteries of poetry. It matters when the author was writing and where the author was from. It matters what was happening in that writer's world to inform the poetry of the day. In short, you need to research your poems and your poets.
Describe one of the eras in history you would most like to visit with Bill & Ted on a Great Adventure? What poet might you encounter on your journey? None is an acceptable answer for some periods, but the time and place must be from the real past not an imagined one.