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Outline

  • Introduction
    • Name
    • Poet
    • Poem
  • Read poem aloud
    • Ask for initial response
      • When do you think this poem was written?
      • What is the overall message?
      • Address title
  • Lead into Biographical information
    • Read biography while elaborating on aspects of his life not included in the biography
      • Significant contributions to poetry and African American culture
    • Introduce association with a literary movement
      • Harlem Renaissance
  • Literary Analysis of Poem
    • Go through the literary analysis of the poem
      • Main literary devices
        • Diction
        • Imagery
        • Tone
        • Repetition
        • Style
        • Punctuation
        • Irony
      • Rhyme scheme
    • Address audience, tone, and purpose
    • Draw similarities to other works
      • Norman Morrison Poems
  • Critical Analysis
  • Helpful Links
  • Activity
    • Robert Frost
    • Replacing Words
    • A. E. Housman
  • Conclude