My group was comprised of Torre Reddick and Dylan Samarasena. After thorough individual analysis on the three selected poems of our choosing (Hope by Emily Dickinson, Life by Charlotte Bronte, The Poison tree by William Blake, etc.) we indeed gleaned a few beneficial new insights with our group thinking collaboration. As a group "tank" we collectively discussed our own interpretations of the various thematical elements of say the poison tree as a metaphorical symbol for festering anger/wrath for example. When transitioning to Emily Dickinson's hope our group conversation yielded personal clarification on the identification of the poems structural components (at first Dylan believed it to be a sonnet before Torre and myself clarified that a sonnet requires 14 lines unlike hope amongst other features the poem in question lacked). Charles Bronte's "Life" was universally comprehended by our group but, thanks to multiple minds, we as collectively dissected subtle connotative details like that of the use of the specific word/diction "sages" in our interpretation connotes commentators/philosophizers of life's various adversities, for one example.
All in all I would dub this group thinking activity as both insightful as well as beneficial in preparing for the ultimate ap exam as it aided in my group as well as my own personal comprehension of the selected poetry's superficial structural composition/ connotative "critical thinking" analytical details.
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