Discuss the different poetic techniques, themes, and the uses of language in the poetry of Shakespeare, Blake, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, and Rich. In one way or another, each of these poets has written poems that contain elements of protest
against the society of his/her time. In your essay, integrate the idea of protest with their uses of language and poetic technique.
Reference:
Online and Textbook Readings
On the sites below, read at least the following poems of Robert Frost: “Out, Out,”
“After Apple Picking,” “Birches,” “Mending
Wall,” “Once by the Pacific,” “Spring Pools,” “The Road not Taken,” “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” “Acquainted
with the Night,” “Bereft,” and “Design.”
Poetry of Robert Frost
“Acquainted with the Night” by Robert Frost
“Bereft” by Robert Frost
“Design” by Robert Frost
In Adrienne Rich’s The Fact of a Doorframe, read at least the following:
Poems from A Change of World (1951)
Poems from Diving into the Wreck (1973)
Poems from The Dream of a Common Language (1978