Composition Project 2
Choose a single poem from Poetry 180 or from one of the reputable websites listed below:
Academy of American Poets — www.poets.org
Poetry Foundation — www.poetryfoundation.org
Poetry 180 — http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/
Poetry Out Loud — www.poetryoutloud.org
Penn Sound — http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/
Poetry in Voice — https://www.poetryinvoice.com/
Button Poetry — https://www.youtube.com/user/ButtonPoetry
Sara Kaye’s Spoken Word playlist –https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?annotation_id=annotation_251976&feature=iv&p=DFBC4DBF7976778A&src_vid=adP2RxVqSjU
Your paper (500-750 words) will analyze the poetic elements of your poem (language, metaphors, line breaks, imagery, theme, tone, etc) and find a song that connects with or reiterates the theme/language/imagery/tone of the poem. How is the poem and song similar and how are they different?
