Poetry Part II
For each of the questions below, read the poem and the discussion that follows it in the text before answeringReview symbolism and allegory on page 536 of your text. Then read Emily Dickinsons Because I could not Stop for Death on page 541. Is this poem generally symbolic or is it allegorical? Explain the significance of the details in lines 9-13 and lines 17-20.Review syntax on page 542 of your text. Then read Sonia Sanchezs Towhomitmayconcern on page 846. How is syntax instrumental in constructing voice and tone?Review rhythm and meteron pp. 556-563 of your text. Then read Anne Sextons Her Kind on page 563. Answer Questions for Reflection from page 563:Identify the prevailing meter of the poem.How does Sexton keep the poem moving?Examine her uses of caesura and enjambment, and comment on their effect on the poems rhythm.Read Langston Hughes I Too on page 708 of your text. Scan the poem for the use of particular accents, such as iambs, trochees, dactyls, etc. (see page 558). How does the use of these patterns contribute to the tone of the lines?Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references