Canadian Poetry Assignment
Library/English 10
Choose a Canadian poet and three of his/her poems.
Instructions:
1. Write a biography of your poet (no longer than one page). Indicate if your poet has won any
major poetry awards. (Use a minimum of two sources for your biography.)
2. Download a picture of your poet.
3. Write a paragraph for each of your three poems. In each paragraph, include the following:
a. What type of poem is it (free verse, sonnet, lyric, ballad …)?
b. Dramatic structure (Who is the speaker(s) of the poem? What is the setting (time and place)?
What are the circumstances?)
c. Theme (meaning)
d. Tone (mood or atmosphere)
e. Language (imagery, figures of speech—similes, metaphor, personification,…)
Do more than list three or four examples. Explain how the language adds to the effectiveness
of the poem.
f. If possible, draw a parallel between the poet’s life and work.
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