Directions: Research, read, answer the questions, annotate, (annotations should include Portfolio 2 terms) and upload the following poems:

"The Day Is Done" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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1. Identify and explain the simile in the first stanza of "The Day Is Done".

2. Describe the poem's setting: place, time of day, and weather.

3. What type of poem does the speaker request and how will this poem help the speaker?

"I'll Tell You How The Sun Rose" by Emily Dickinson

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1. Type a paragraph in which you compare and contrast both Longfellow's and Dickinson's poems. How do both poets use figures of speech effectively in these poems? Cite examples from the poems to support your answer.

"Silver" By Walter De La Mare

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1. Type a paragraph and explain how De La Mare's use of repetition and alliteration create a soothing effect in the poem. Cite examples from the poem to support your answer.

"Mending Wall" By Robert Frost

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1. Why does the neighbor believe that “Good fences make good neighbors?” Do you agree with him?

2. Have you ever questioned anything you were raised to believe? Why?

3. The speaker says that his neighbor “will not go behind his father’s saying” that “Good fences make good neighbors.” In the context of this poem, what are the effects of being a follower? In your opinion, is it a good thing to follow the crowd, or to stick to the status quo? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.