You will write ONE well-developed paragraph. The paragraph should be at least 4-6 sentences long. Pick any poem that we discussed in class from this unit.
“We Real Cool”
“The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
“Invictus”
“Rainy Day”
“The Mending Wall”In the answer box below, answer the following questions:

Identify the theme, or the central idea of the poem.
Use at least one piece of textual evidence to support your claim.
Clearly explain how the evidence you found supports your claim.

Identify the speaker in the poem.
Use at least one piece of textual evidence to support your claim.
Clearly explain how the evidence you found supports your claim.

If needed, use this frame to help you write your paragraph by filling in the blanks with your response: In the poem,” ” by , the theme is:. One piece of textual evidence of this is when (the author) states, “”. This supports the theme, by . The speaker of the poem is . The line from the poem that tells me this is, “”. This line tells me this is the speaker, because