Images - American History Looks for Light - A Prayer for the Survival of Barack Obama by Roger Bonair - Agard

 

American History Looks for Light - A Prayer for the Survival of Barack Obama 

by Roger Bonair - Agard 

Discussion Questions:

Identify the images used in this poem. You may refer to chapter 2 of Imaginative Writing and your class partner (s) for assistance. 

• Consider how to the images in this poem appeal to the senses of the reader.
• Identify at least two concrete, significant details.
• Identify one figure of speech that enhances the ways this poet used images.

Be "Reader of a Writerly Kind"

In the comments box below, write about one of your favorite images in the poem and why it appealed to you as "a reader of a writerly kind".  This answer should only be 2-3 sentences.  Best practices include drafting the statement using word software and posting the revised answer into the comments box below.