1. “The Choice” Dorothy Parker
, 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

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

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

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

5. “The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost
, 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

6. “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

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

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

9. “Harlem Night Song” Langston Hughes
, 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

10. “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

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

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

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

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

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