Audience: Teacher
Form: Narrative Poem
Prompt: Write a poem that details the life of an
American.
You have two choices for this assignment:
The poem will tell what you hear A
ing, the varieds I hear." You fill in the blanks.
1. Write a poem that mimics Whitman's style and form used in "I Hear America Singing.
doing today. The first line of the poem should be "I hear America
14 lines (not including the title)
