First Assignment

Instructions: Complete the following forum. Write one paragraph (the paragraph needs to have a minimum of 5 sentences well written) about what you know or think the elements of poetry are. You must also comment on two of your peer's forums. Also, the forum must be the first thing you do in your class module, do not submit the forum at the end of the class or in between already submitted assignments. I will be checking every day the forum to make sure you did it, and to give points.

POINTS _____ / 15

Class PowerPoint! This PowerPoint will be your guide through the topic of elements of poetry. It is very very important you go through the PowerPoint and in case of not understanding something please contact me and also, I added more complementary information about this class. 

Next, you will find a PowerPoint in which I analyze the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. In this analysis I did a deep study of the poem, it will be beneficial for you to look at it and study it. You will find how I analyze the theme, mood, tone, look for different elements of poetry, rhyme scheme, lines, stanzas, and what is my thought about it. This PowerPoint will help you later on when analyzing poetry for this class. 

Read the poem "Stopping by Wood on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

In a document, write all the elements of poetry that you found in the assigned poem "Stopping by Wood on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. After writing in the document all the elements of poetry, write a paragraph about what you think Robert Frost meant with that poem and your thoughts about the poem. This paragraph must have a minimum of 15 sentences. 

• Do not copy-paste information from the internet, I will take points off your assignment. 

• Your personal opinion is important to me. 

• This assignment has a value of 40 points. 

  • 10pts for reading the poem 

  • 30pts for the document. 

Send the document in pdf style to my email: alfredo.toledo@upr.edu 

Pick a song and analyze it. In this analysis you must write about what is the message of the song, what are your thoughts about the song, and what elements of poetry you found in it. Write a document with all of the information, and make a paragraph for each of the questions asked, in this case, three paragraphs.

• Add the lyrics of the song to the document 

• The song must be in English. 

• You will send me the document in PDF format via my email (alfredo.toledo@upr.edu)

Songs are poems, so you will find a lot of elements of poetry in them. 

Create your own poem! 

You are going to create a poem. This poem must follow these indications: 

1. The poem must have a minimum of 4 stanzas, each stanza a minimum of 4 verses. 

2. It can be on whatever topic you wish. 

3. The poem must contain all the elements of poetry discussed in the PowerPoint. 

4. After you created the poem, write a paragraph explaining what is the message you wanted to express with the poem. And you will also create a list highlighting all the elements of poetry that you put in the poem. 

5. When you complete the assignment, send it to the peer you were assigned for homework number 3. They must give you feedback, this feedback will be added to your document at the end of it. You must also do the same to his/her/their work. 

6. This document must be sent to me via email in PDF format to alfredo.toledo@upr.edu. 

The value for this assignment is 50 points. 

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