Compare and Contrast Essay
Compare Poems
Now it is time to write about some of the poems you’ve read and studied! So far in this unit, you have examined the following works: “The Rainy Day,” “Invictus,” “We Real Cool,” “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” and “The Mending Wall.”

Select two of the following poems: “The Rainy Day,” "We Real Cool," or “Invictus.” In a well-developed response of at least three paragraphs, compare and contrast them using the criteria below.

Your response must address the following in each poem:
• theme
• literary point of view/ characters
• Poetic structure : rhyme repetition
Remember to write in complete, grammatically correct sentences and to avoid errors in usage, mechanics, and spelling.