MODERNISM/IMAGIST POETRY PROJECT
DUE DATE: MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014
When we read poems by some of our Modernist/Imagist poets, pictures
appear in our minds. Not only do the poets allow us to develop mental
pictures, they address all of our senses. We see colors, we smell scents, we
feel textures, and we hear sounds.
YOUR ASSIGNMENT:
Find five songs to represent five of the poems that we have read in class.
The song has to relate to the image that the poem creates in your mind. You
will also have to be able to explain how your song relates to the poem.
PRODUCT:
OPTION ONE:
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One burnt cd with a label on it: On the label, you should have the five
songs listed that you have chosen to represent your poems.
One cd jacket: Each page of the jacket has a paragraph explanation
(5-6 sentences) of how the song relates to your poem. Include the
following:
 The artist
 The song title (song titles are in quotation marks)
 What image the song describes
 What senses the song addresses
 What elements of modernism are present in the
song
 Why you chose the song
One cd jacket cover: The front cover of the jacket should illustrate
the image that the song/ poem portrays. The back cover of the jacket
should list the songs on your cd in the order that they are played.
OPTION TWO:
- One book of song lyrics: Choose your five songs and find the lyrics to the
songs. You must give credit to the artist, so you will have to have a works
cited page to accompany your book (www.easybib.com). Your book will have
one song per page. You may make your book however you like, but you must
make it neat.
- One cd jacket: Each page of the jacket has a paragraph explanation
(5-6 sentences) of how the song relates to your poem. Include the
following:
 The artist
 The song title (song titles are in quotation marks)
 What image the song describes
 What senses the song addresses
 What elements of modernism are present in the
song
 Why you chose the song
- One cd jacket cover: The front cover of the jacket should illustrate
the image that the song/ poem portrays. The back cover of the jacket
should list the songs on your cd in the order that they are played.
This extra credit assignment will take the place of your lowest test grade
(not your research paper though). Make sure everything is neat and colorful.
Poems we have read this unit:
 “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams
 “The Great Figure” by William Carlos Williams
 “This is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams
 “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot
 “old age sticks” by E.E. Cummings
 “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg
 “Grass” by Carl Sandburg
 “Out, Out-“ by Robert Frost
 “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes
 “From the Dark Tower” by Countee Cullen
Help for Works Cited Page:
http://www.easybib.com/cite/form/musicalrecording