DSWORTH AND LYRIC POETE
Close Reading Activities Lyrir of William Wordsworth
omparing Lyric Poetry
Poetry •
Poetry
from Around the Wor
1. Key Ideas and Details Compare "Thick Grow the Rush Leaves"
to
the first two tanka poems by Japanese
writers. (a) What is
similar
and different about the
feelings each poem expresses?ve
(b) In
which
poem
does imagery
most effectively capture those
feelings? Explain.
Common Core
State Standards
Writing
2. Write informative/
explanatory texts to examin
and convey complex idea