What is the feeling or atmosphere of this poem? What are some adjectives that might describe it? Give specific examples of imagery, diction, sentence structure, etc. and explain how they contribute to the poem’s mood.

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William Butler Yeats, “The Second Coming”
What is the feeling or atmosphere of this poem? What are some adjectives that might describe
it? Give specific examples of imagery, diction, sentence structure, etc. and explain how they
contribute to the poem’s mood.
300 words. Provide brief quotations (1-2 lines long) from the poem to support your points.
Document them by indicating the last name of the author and line number(s) of the quoted
material.

T.S. Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
Consider the literary allusions, striking or unusual figures of speech, and image in T.S. Eliot’s
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” What do they tend to reflect about Prufrock’s nature?
Examine at least three such allusions, figures of speech, or images and explain what aspect of
Prufrock’s nature they reflect.
300 words. Provide brief quotations (1-2 lines long) from the poem to support your points.
Document them by indicating the last name of the author and line number(s) of the quoted
material.

D.H. Lawrence, “Snake”
Discuss the allusion to “the albatross”? What does that mean and how does that reveal the
theme of the poem? How does this relate to another poem we have already studied in the
class?
300 words. Provide brief quotations (1-2 lines long) from the poem to support your points.
Document them by indicating the last name of the author and line number(s) of the quoted
material.

Dylan Thomas, “Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night”
Listen to Dylan Thomas’ reading “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night.” How did listening to
the poet’s reading of his own poem help you understand it better?
200-300 words. Provide brief quotations from the poem to support your points.

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