Contemporary Poetry

What characteristics of Postmodern Literature are evident in this Billy Collins poem? (See the list in your notes)


Read the poem "The Bean Eaters" by Gwendolyn Brooks, and answer the following:

1. Find and label at least five poetic devices within the poem. Examples of poetic devices:

a.        Alliteration

b.        Rhyme scheme

c.        Repetition

d.        Symbolism

e.        Onomatopoeia

f.         Imagery

g.        Internal rhyme

h.        Figures of speech (simile, metaphor, personification)

2. Create a visual representation of your poem.

3. How is this poem representative of the Contemporary movement (what characteristics of Contemporary literature do you see)?  Cite specific examples from your poem (with line numbers) in your answer.