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I’m working on a literature discussion question and need a sample draft to help me learn.
Read these pomes Alvarez, “Poetry Makes Nothing Happen”? page 766-767; Piercy, “Barbie Doll” page 1151-1152; Rich, “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” 833-834. and In a minimum of 200 words, answer the question below. Your answer should include at least two direct quotes from the text. Be sure to include an MLA Works Cited entry and parenthetical citation for quotes. .
1.Choose a poem you enjoyed and write a few sentences about what you think it means. Then, google your poem and see what Sparknotes, Wikipedia,or another site says about it, the author, or other details. What did you learn from the website you found? Did you learn anything about the author or historical/ cultural context that might inform how we read the poem? Did your understanding of the poem change in any way?
Then read this articles, The Benefits of Poetry for Professionals (hbr.org)