American Literature- Dickinson/Whitman
American Literature- Dickinson/Whitman
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Part I: Compose a one to two paragraphs of ‘reader response’ to Emily Dickinson’s “I’m Nobody! Who Are You?” Then compose a one to two paragraphs of ‘reader response’
to Walt Whitman’s “A Noiseless Patient Spider”. Remember, 'reader response' asks that you connect with the poem in some personal way.
Part II: Find another Internet resource (this might be a text-based website or a YouTube video or a journal article) that provides some additional insight or helps you
understand any of this week's poems. Share the link and describe what the resource is and how it helped you.
Part III: What lines from Walt Whitman’s "Song of Myself" describe, in your view, something important or unique about American identity? Copy and paste the lines here
and then discuss your reason for selecting them in a paragraph.