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Appendix H

Comparative Poetry Matrix

Fill in the matrix below for three poems of your choice (except My Papa's Waltz) from the poetry selections you read in Week Six. Then, evaluate the poems in a brief statement below the matrix.

Poem One: The Starry Night - Anne Sexton

Poem Two: Oranges - Gary Soto

Poem Three: Death, Be Not Proud - John Donne

Theme

The theme of Anne Sexton's "The Starry Night" is centered on Van Gogh's painting of the same name.

The theme of Gary Soto's poem "Oranges" is about his first date as a preteen. The author discusses his trip to a drugstore to buy candy.

In this poem, Donne, in a sense, makes a mockery of Death. He details the ways in which Death is a slave to mortals. His ultimate conclusion is that Death is cheated in the end,...