“The Choice” Dorothy Parker 1893-1967, member of the Algonquin Round Table, sold her first poem to Vanity Fair at 21 Girl is faced with a choice between two men- one has money; the other is offering love

Sonnet 130 William Shakespeare 1564-1616, English poet and playwright, born in Stratford-on-Avon Poem begins with insults to a woman (hair, breath, etc.) but ends positively.

Sonnet 18 William Shakespeare (See previous slide) Compares a woman to a summer’s day

“When the Frost Is on the Punkin” James Whitcomb Riley 1853-1916, nickname is the Hoosier Poet, often wrote about rural Indiana life, born in Greenfield Poem includes imagery connected to life on a farm

“The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost 1874-1963, won four Pulitzer Prizes, often wrote about New England Poem working on two levels- figurative and literal Literal- man must choose between two trails/paths Figurative- choose a path of life

“Describe Somebody” Jacqueline Woodson Born in 1963, lives in and writes about Brooklyn, does not like to use an outline or a plan to write, we watched several video clips that featured her. Written in free verse, describes what students are doing in a classroom from a young boy’s perspective

“Cat” Eleanor Farjeon 1881-1965, from England, her poem “Morning Has Broken” was recorded by Cat Stevens Poem includes onomatopoeia associated with cat sounds

“Concrete Mixers” Patricia Hubbell Born in 1928, writes poetry and children’s books Extended metaphor comparing concrete mixers and elephants

“Harlem Night Song” Langston Hughes 1902-1967, loved Harlem and often wrote about it, played a significant role in the Harlem Renaissance Is similar to a love song; tone is very celebratory

“The City Is So Big” Richard Garcia Born in 1941, poet-in-residence at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (at one time) Images include lights that move from house to house, stairways, and elevators

“O Captain My Captain” Walt Whitman 1819-1892, wrote Leaves of Grass, worked in military hospitals, saw Lincoln from afar Extended metaphor comparing Abraham Lincoln to a ship’s captain

“Silver” Walter de la Mare 1873-1956, British, government gave him a grant at 35 to retire and write full time. Includes imagery about the moon

“your little voice/Over the wires came leaping” e.e. cummings 1894-1962, was imprisoned for 3 months because he was thought to be a spy, unusual punctuation and arrangement of words Phone call

“Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind” Shakespeare (See previous slides) Lyric poem about false friendship

“Paul Revere’s Ride” William Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882, went to college when he was 15, wrote poems about American history Paul Revere is riding his horse from town to town, (Revolutionary War)