Poetry

Choose one (1) poem, either “Digging” or “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” and in writing about its use of metaphor and/or symbol, do the following:
W.H.Auden’s poem “Musee des Beaux Arts” is intertextual because it quotes or refers to other works of art or literature. Identify and describe two (2) of these intertextual elements, and explain how each is used to express the theme of the poem.(4 points)
Quote and explain the meaning of two (2) images (i.e. examples of Imagism) in Pound’s “The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter” (2 points)
BONUS QUESTION: If you were really angry at someone you might say “I was really angry at Bob.” Or, rather than telling us that fact, you could show us by using an image or metaphor to describe what you looked or acted like when you were really mad at Bob. Make up a sentence using that metaphor or similie. (1 point)
In a sentence for each, identify the main metaphors or symbols in the poem and explain what each stands for. Don’t give more than 3 examples.
Explain the theme of the poem in not more than two sentences.