1)However, if literature truly is as important as we claim it to be, then why do so many people seem to hate or struggle with studying literature? Propose three possible reasons, explain each one, and make sure to include specific examples.
2) Why do you think that poetry is such a vital type of written expression? What makes it different from “normal” writing? Make sure to include strong explanations, specific examples, and relevant personal experiences wherever you think that they will help me understand your views better.
3) analyze the poem “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein and song “lost ones” lauryn hill
-make sure both analyzations include a list of ten elements of meaning (literal language, metaphors, personification, symbolic color, repetition, uses of time, expressions of emotions, and so on) along with annotations (explanations about why the elements are there, what they say, what they mean, what they do, etc.)
& AT LEAST one paragraph that explains the poem’s main ideas and identifies the three elements of meaning that stand out to you the most