Lesson 4.01 Poetry 101

Task #1

Open 4.01 Analyzing Poetry. Use the TP-CASTT method to analyze Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken." Then, write one paragraph about the importance of decision making in life by providing textual examples from Nikki Giovani's "Choices" and Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken."

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When you have proofed your work, submit it to the 4.01 Analyzing Poetry Dropbox.

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Journal

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Journal Prompt:

Read Paul Dunbar's poem "To J.Q."

WHAT are the things that make life bright?
A star gleam in the night.
What hearts us for the coming fray?
The dawn tints of the day.
What helps to speed the weary mile?
A brother's friendly smile.
What turns o' gold the evening gray?
A flower beside the way.

This poem is a series of questions and answers. Now, it's your turn. Write a poem that is a series of questions and answers. Your poem's answers should rhyme with the questions. Make sure that the syllable line count is the same for all of the questions and all of the answers.

When you finish, submit your writing to the 4.01 Journal Dropbox.

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