Now it’s time to dig a little deeper and compose a formal literary analysis. To get started, you will choose three of the poems listed below and use the SOAR handout to help you begin your analysis of each one.
“The Minefield” by Diane Thiel
“The Bean Eaters” by Gwendolyn Brooks
“What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
“When my love swears that she is made of truth” by William Shakespeare
“Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
“The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes
“Facing It” by Yusef Komunyakaa
“Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen
First, read the SOAR ProtocolPreview the documentView in a new window for instructions on what to do. Then, create a document formatted like this SOAR templatePreview the documentView in a new window and submit it in a .doc or .docx file. Include each of your three poems. Make sure to proofread before submitting your work.