Good Criteria

  • it should have meaning
  • the poem should have consonance.
  • the poem should make sense.
  • Vocabulary
  • Imagery- at least one stanza

Individuality Analysis

Camille's Analysis

"Kids Who Are Different" 
http://www.scrapbook.com/poems/doc/4588/68.html 
The poem "Kids Who Are Different" fits all the good criteria. It has a meaning-your difference is what makes you unique, it has a playful rhyming scheme and a good flow, and the poem is clear and easy to understand. 
"Theme for English B" http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~keith/poems/English_B.html
The meaning of "Theme for English B" is to be yourself despite what others say about it. In the poem, Hughes says that he will be who he is despite his color. This poem doesn't have a rhyming scheme, but it does have a good flow. "Theme for English B" makes you think about what the meaning is...it isn't exactly stated in the poem, but it isn't very difficult to find. 

Alexia's Analysis

"Song of the Open Road"
http://www.bartleby.com/142/82.html
This poem fits our Criteria because it has meaning, it is saying to let free and do your individual things because life is an open road so take the road you want. As well as it has flow and consonance through out the poem.
"Different"  
http://100-poems.com/poems/life/1096001.htm
this poem by Tabatha Vincent has sentimental meaning to the writer and the reader, it flows and has an amount of consonance making this poem fit perfectly into out Criteria. 

Alexxis' Analysis

"Individualism"
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/individualism/
This poem has meaning, it says that you should always be yourself and make the most of life. If people question you, tell them to 'Always be yourself' since being the same is lame. It also says that we have a right to express ourselves. It rhymes with a flow and gives you a message.
"Individuality"
http://www.helium.com/items/648004-poetry-individuality
This poems meaning states that no one is alike and that we are all different with different opinions and more. From the moment life starts, we are individual and born with inner strength in ourselves in which we use in throughout life. The poem has some imagery through out it.