Comparison and Contrast of Poetry

Comparison and Contrast of Poetry   Order Description   Compare and contrast some (not all) of the poems from this week's readings. You may compare poems from a single poet, or compare poems across poets. Have a debatable, persuasive claim and focus on specific points of comparison. • Jhumpa Lahiri: "The Long Way Home: Cooking Lessons" • Sherman Alexie: "What You Pawn I Will Redeem" • Sandra Cisneros: "Woman Hollering Creek" • Alice Walker: "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens,” “turning Madness Into Flower #1,” “The answer is: Live happily!,” “Before I leave the Stage” • Cathy Song: "Cloud Moving Hands," “Someone Else’s Shoes”