Telling the Truth: More Models

After reading " Exile" by Julia Alvarez, consider the following elements of the poem:

• narrative structure
• form, stanzas
• imagery
• sound, senses, symbols
• tome and theme

What can you use from this poem to develop your poem?

After reading, " Initiation," by Sylvia Plath, consider the following elements of the narrative:

• conflict, internal and external
• sequence of events, flashbacks
• point of view, third person limited

What can you use from this narrative to develop your story?