Assignment Details

'Winter Swans': introductions

2024-25

9A1 English

Date Due

Nov. 15, 2024

Additional Info
I have shared a page to your individual poetry OneNote sections with the following instructions. If you would prefer to write on paper, that is fine, but don't forget to photograph and upload!

Please write a short paragraph (equivalent to key parts of an introduction) that consider the four following points:
  • How would you describe this poem (adjective)?
  • What is literally happening in the poem (surface meaning)?
  • What deeper ideas is the poet perhaps trying to explore (themes/emotions)?
  • What do you think the writer's message is to the reader? How could this poem be universally applicable?

Helping Hand:
If you're struggling to get started, you could employ the structure below and insert your ideas in replacement of the square brackets:
'Winter Swans', by Owen Sheers, is a/an [adjective/s] poem in which [literal summary]. The poet uses this experience to grapple with ideas about [main themes/big ideas]. Perhaps Sheers intends for his reader to [writer's message]. The poem holds universal relevance as [why/how this is poem applicable to all readers].