Assignment: For this assignment, you must write about a selection of the poetry or short stories discussed in class. You may write about just one work, but i would suggest comparing two. Develop a thesis statement from the following topics:
What is the relationship between settings and tone?
How is irony used to expose character traits?
How does language work to express theme?
Discuss a specific character's relationship to the larger society.
poems you may use:
The mother: Gwendolyn brooks
An invitation to Miss Marianne Moore: Elizabeth Bishop
Robert Frost: Two look at two;Birches
Stopping by Woods on a snowy Evening : Robert Frost
Letter to N.Y:Elizabeth Bishop