Now it is time to write about some of the poems you’ve read and studied! So far in this unit, you have examined the following works: “The Rainy Day,” “Invictus,” “We Real Cool,” “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” and “The Mending Wall.” Select two of these works and, in a well-developed response of at least two paragraphs, compare and contrast them. Your response must address the following in each poem: at least one element, such as conflict, characterization, or setting literary point of view at least one literary technique, such as flashback, foreshadowing, dialogue, or word choice Poetic structure Remember to write in complete, grammatically correct sentences and to avoid errors in usage, mechanics, and spelling.

The question above wants to assess your ability to interpret, read and write. For that reason, I can't write the text for you, but I'll show you how to write it.

First, you should read the two poems presented in the question above. I suggest you read “The Rainy Day” and “The Mending Wall” as they are short poems and very popular.

You should read and reread these poems analyzing the themes they cover, the literary techniques used, and the structures of each poem.

As these are two popular poems, you will find many articles about them that will help you to analyze them in the best possible way.

After that, you can write your text as follows:

1st paragraph: Present the two poems and their authors.

2nd paragraph: Present the elements of these poems that are similar.

3rd paragraph: Present the elements of this poem that are different.

4th paragraph: Conclude how these similarities and differences between the two poems are significant and important for the analysis between them to be done.

Don't forget to confirm all the information you present about the poems using textual evidence.

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