Think back to Emily Dickinson's poem that begins "The Brain—is wider than the sky—" and to the collage based on that poem. Does brain in the poem mean the literal, physical matter that resides in a person's head? Does it mean "the human capacity for thought"?
Or perhaps it suggests human will and ambition, wider than the sky and deeper than the sea. These and other possible meanings bring different images to readers' minds. Capturing these images in a collage is one way to chase each meaning and explore Dickinson's brief poem more fully.
For this assignment, you will create your own collage, based on a poem that you choose. Be sure to identify the multiple-meaning words in the poem and use them to guide your selection of images. Arrange the images and add words if you like to convey which interpretation of the poem you find most engaging or meaningful.
Turn it in!
Choose a poem that you read during this module OR any poem from the anthology. Create a collage that represents your interpretation of that poem, including words, phrases, or lines from the poem.
When you are satisfied that your collage explores multiple meanings of one or more words in the poem you selected, scan it or take a picture and upload that file where you are asked to submit this assignment. Your collage with be graded using the rubric below.
| Points | Criteria |
|---|---|
| 5 | The images you selected for your collage illustrate one or more multiple-meaning words used in the poem to suggest ideas and meaning. |
| 5 | The images and other visual elements in your collage suggest how readers' interpretation of one or more multiple-meaning words leads them to a fuller understanding of the poem's ideas and meaning. |
| 5 | The images you selected are arranged in a way that conveys your understanding of which main idea, or theme, of the poem is most engaging or meaningful. |
