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Question: In this activity, you will write a creative imitation of the poem John Keats "When I Have Fears". While reading, notice the formal qualities of the work, such as: What does the poem look like on the In this activity, you will write a creative imitation of the poem John Keats' "When I Have Fears". While reading, notice the formal qualities of the work, such as: What does the poem look like on the page? (For example, note the number of lines in the poem. Are the lines long or short?

Does the poem contain stanzas? If so, how many?) Who is speaking in the poem, and what characterizes his or her voice? (What makes the speaker's voice unique?) Is the poem's tone light or serious? How does the poem incorporate poetic devices including and in addition to the one you wrote about for Discussion Forum #4 (You may also think about figurative language here)? How does the poem sound to you? Does the poem sound like a song? If so, what do you think accounts for this? For instance, does the poet use repetition or rhyme to create this song-like quality? Part Il:

Writing Write a poem that imitates your poem of choice. To write your poem, follow these guidelines: Your imitation should be no more than 20 lines of poetry. The content of your imitation does not need to match the content of the original poem. Your goal, in fact, is not to reproduce the original poem exactly but to borrow its comportment or the details of how it communicates such as the use of certain poetic and sound devices). For example, if you are imitating

"Ozymandias," you do not need to write a poem about a tyrannical king who commissioned a statue for his legacy. But you are encouraged to use the same poetic devices that Shelley uses, such as historical and biblical allusion, symbolism, imagery, and irony.

Part Ill: Post-Writing Write a brief paragraph (3-5 sentences) analyzing your creative imitation from Part Il. In your analysis, you may discuss: What formal or linguistic techniques did you try to imitate such as the use of certain poetic and sound devices, structure of the poem in general, sentence structure, etc.)? Where do you see examples of these techniques in your imitation? Why did you choose these in your imitation? How do these techniques affect the way you read and experience the original text now that you have used them in your own poem?