Emerson College The Bridge Called My Back Poem Analysis week 3a – Poetry Prompt 1. Using examples from the assigned poems from This Bridge Called My Back

Emerson College The Bridge Called My Back Poem Analysis week 3a – Poetry

Prompt

1. Using examples from the assigned poems from This Bridge Called My Back, show me that you’ve learned 7-10 poetic terms. Here’s an example of what that would look like:

Term: Metaphor

Definition: a comparison of unlike things without using like or as

Example: All the world’s a stage, /And all the men and women merely players

2. Writing about two of the assigned poems from This Bridge Called My Back, characterize the politics of each poem (a word or brief phrase will do). What is the poem showing you about the culture it represents? Explain which lines and specific words bring you to this conclusion about their politics.

Kate Rushin, “Bridge Poem,” pp. xxxiii
Nellie Wong, “When I Was Growing Up,” pp. 5-6
Chrystos, “I Walk in the History of My People,” pp. 53
Jo Carrillo, “And When You Leave, Take Your Pictures With You,” pp. 60-61
Chrystos, “Ceremony for Completing a Poetry Reading,” pp. 190-191
Cherríe Moraga, “Welder,” pp. 219-220
Rosario Morales, “The Other Heritage,” pp. 104-105