Choose a single stanza from Thomas's "Fern Hill" and write a paraphrase of it. Then discuss how the meaning of that stanza goes beyond the paraphrasable core and how he uses the sound and rhythm of the stanza to accomplish that meaning.

Choose one of the following prompts: a.) Scan the meter of "That time of year" and then discuss any divergences from that meter. Do they illuminate the meaning of the poem? or b.) Consider "Death, be not proud": What are the reasons the speaker gives that death should not be proud, and what is the tone of the poem? Is the speaker confident or is he desperately trying to comfort himself?

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Choose a single stanza from Thomas's "Fern Hill" and write a paraphrase of it. Then discuss how the meaning of that stanza goes beyond the paraphrasable core and how he uses the sound and rhythm of the stanza to accomplish that meaning.

Choose one of the following prompts: a.) Scan the meter of "That time of year" and then discuss any divergences from that meter. Do they illuminate the meaning of the poem? or b.) Consider "Death, be not proud": What are the reasons the speaker gives that death should not be proud, and what is the tone of the poem? Is the speaker confident or is he desperately trying to comfort himself?