Assignment Prompt

Annotate one of the following poems:

Starvation Camp Near Jaslo, by Wiswala Szymborska
There Will Come Soft Rains, by Sara Teasdale
Dulce et decorum est, by Wilfred Owen
After annotating one of the poems please answer the following question:
In what ways does the author comment on the relation between humanity and war? Through
analyzing the various literary elements make a claim about the theme of the poem. What was this
authors purpose in writing the poem? Make sure you support your claim with textual evidence
identifying at least three different literary elements and how they contribute to the theme.
As a refresher, here is a list of literary elements to focus your attention:
Personification
Alliteration (assonance, consonance)
Diction
Tone
Mood
Symbolism
Sound (cacophony, euphony)
Rhythm
Rhyme
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
Repetition
Hyperbole / Euphemism
etc.