American Dream
Name three ideals of the American Dream.
personal dignity, home ownership, freedoms, opportunities achieved through hard work, independence, giving one's children a better life, etc.
This poem references a dozen, singing, deep-red roses of flame.
"Oxygen" by Mary Oliver
He wrote "Harlem".
Who is Langston Hughes?
The repetition of short sentences in this poem corresponds to a monotonous lifestyle.
"My Father Teaches Me to Dream" by Jan Beatty
"poetry should hopscotch in a polka dot dress"
"Poetry Should Ride the Bus" by Ruth Forman
What American founding documents contain ideals of the American Dream?
The Declaration of Independence and The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
Which poem gives us this image: "Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,"
"Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen
He wrote "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night".
Who is Dylan Thomas?
This poem envisions America as a place where people do honest, meaningful and satisfying work.
"I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman
"he glittered when he walked"
"Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson
The title of Ted Kooser's poem hints at the motive behind why a man might be willing to work hard every day.
What is "Laundry"?
Which poem tells of blood flowing through our veins like rivers?
"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes
She wrote "Oxygen".
Who is Mary Oliver?
This poem reminds us that it's hard to know what it's like to be another person.
"Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson
"Of all the things that happened there That's all that I remember."
"Incident" by Countee Cullen
What is the speaker lacking in the poem "The Jobholder" by David Ignatow?
A reason for living/hope/joy.
What is being described in this line from Lord Tennyson: "And like a thunderbolt he falls."?
"The Eagle"
He wrote "Dulce et Decorum Est".
Who is Wilfred Owen?
Which poem "rages" against death?
"Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas
"It greases the palm, feathers a nest, holds heads above water, makes both ends meet."
"Money" by Dana Gioia
Who are the people the speaker admires in Marge Piercy's poem "To be of use"?
hard workers
What poem tells us that "The cold water is anesthetic and very quick."?
"Titanic" by David R. Slavitt
He wrote "God's Grandeur".
Who is Gerard Manley Hopkins?
What is the name of the cultural movement we discussed that occurred roughly in the 1920s?
The Harlem Renaissance
What did I know, what did I know of love's austere and lonely offices?
"Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden