Discuss how two poets we have read make use of the “carpe diem” theme in order to convince us to enjoy ourselves now, before it’s too late. Briefly compare the two poems you have chosen. Pay close attention to the poems’ imagery.
Choose two of the Shakespeare sonnets we have read, and discuss how he uses the sonnet form, the shape or mold of the poem, to help express its theme. Pay close attention to the poems’ imagery.
Compare/contrast two or three of Dickinson’s poems by focusing on one element common to them (for example- nature imagery, a preoccupation with death).
Identify the two poems we have read that you are most attracted to- or that you most identify with- and explain why this is the case. For example, are you drawn to a certain tone (attitude) in these poems- perhaps their point of view?
Is it the language, the metaphors, the images? The rhythm, the music of the poems- the way they sound when you read them out loud? Or perhaps the argument(s) they make?
