120209+Assignment+p7

Hi. I'm still sick as all get out. Sorry about that.

Anywhoo...for today, you will be writing another poem draft. Today's topic? Death! Whoohoo!

So, you're going to write a poem where the speaker contemplates death, and some of its implications.

The twist? Recall what "juxtaposition" means -- where you put two unlike elements close together to reinforce the comparison or irony of their seperateness. So, in the model poem that follows, Billy Collins contemplates death while planting flowers in flower-boxes (something we'd normally associate with life/growing, etc.). Pay particular attention to how IMAGISTIC he is. Do the same on your poem.

Good (cough, cough, wheeze) Luck!

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