Students completed the following assignment in class today:
In the following two poems, adults provide explanations for children. Read the poems carefully. Then write an essay in which you compare and contrast the two poems, analyzing how each poet uses literary devices to make his point.
"A Barred Owl"
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoem.do?poemId=1672
"The History Teacher"
http://www.billy-collins.com/2005/06/the_history_tea.html
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