Identify one symbol from the poem.
Post a paragraph (6-12 sentences) about your favorite poem from the readings over symbolism (listed below). Do not go to Shmoop or Sparknotes. I want to know what this poem means to you. Address the following questions:
Why did you like this poem?
What is the poem about? In other words, what is the poem’s theme or the message it is trying to convey?
Identify one symbol from the poem. What does it represent? How does this symbol help create the poem’s theme?
Use evidence from the text (i.e. direct quotes) to support your answer.
“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe –
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven
“The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop – https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/fish-2
(page 887)
“Do Not Go Gentle…” by Dylan Thomas – https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night (1134)
“Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou – https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48989/caged-bird
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost – https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44272/the-road-not-taken