Analyzing Imagery in Poetry

Using all that you have learned thus far, analyze how the imagery used in the following poems advances the themes of the poets and convey meaning:

- "The Times They Are a-Changin" by Bob Dylan

- "Bonny Barbara Allen " by Anonymous

- "Ex-Basketball Player" by John Updike

- "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes

- "Ballad of the Landlord"

- "Perfect Dress by Marisa de los Santos

- "Beat! Beat! Drums!" by Walt Whitman

- "Recuerdo" by Edna St. Vincent Mila

Write 3-4 paragraphs explaining how the poets use imagery to advance their themes and convey meaning about life.

- Support your position with evidence from the poems

- Provide cited evidence from the poems themselves.