From the poems you’ve read so far “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth (Great Short Poems) “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer (Great Short Poems) “The Long Voyage” by Malcolm Cowley (Songs for the Open Road) “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?” by William Shakespeare (Great Short Poems) think of at least two examples for which the poets used personification. Of the poems you’ve read so far, which one did you like most and why? Before you read the following analysis, complete the following steps on your own: (1) Determine what kind of poem it is. (2) Identify the speaker and the person being spoken to.

Read this excerpt from “what i hope to leave behind.” for a number of years it took so much vitality to keep the home going, and that home represented so many different kinds of activities, that none of us had any urge to go outside of this sphere. if “what i hope to leave behind” was the subject of a class discussion, why might paraphrasing this sentence be ? you could analyze the key themes while also staying true to the original language. you could summarize the key ideas, which would shorten the length of the excerpt. you could use your own ideas and concepts, which would add important information. you could rephrase it in your own words, which might clarify the meaning of the excerpt.