Write and Post at least four sentences for each of three of these poems that reveal your thoughts on how the title connects to the content (You will have at least 12 sentences - four for each poem)

Directions
1. Read and enjoy all of these poems:
“Acquainted with the Night” by Robert Frost
“Black Boys Play the Classics” by Toi Derricotte

“somewhere I have travelled, gladly beyond” by E.E. Cummings
“Wild Nights—Wild Nights!” by Emily Dickinson
“My Son the Man” by Sharon Olds
“My Husband’s Back” by Susan Minot
“Legal Alien” by Pat Mora
“On Death, without Exaggeration” by Wislawa Szymborska
“On the Pulse of Morning” by Maya Angelou
“Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes
“All Along the Watchtower” by Bob Dylan
“Litany” by Billy Collins
2. Consider the connection between the titles of the poems and their content.

3. Write and Post at least four sentences for each of three of these poems that reveal your thoughts on how the title connects to the content (You will have at least 12 sentences — four for each poem):

• Use details from the poem that show you have read it.
• Do not summarize the poem. You need to make a connection(s) between title and content.
• You are welcome, even encouraged, to explore each poem’s background and meaning through research. Some of the poems are explicated (analyzed and developed in detail) on sites such as shmoop.com. Be sure to cite (in text citation and Works Cited entry) any outside sources used in this activity.
• Read the other posts in this forum to see different ways of analyzing the poems you chose, and also to learn about the other ones on the list.