American Literature

In your 250-500 word post: • Identify the common theme present in Sigourney’s “Death of an Infant” and Schoolcraft’s “Sweet Willy”. • Explain how the perspectives (religious, psychological, etc.) presented differently in each poem. • Explain how Sigourney’s “Death of an Infant” and Schoolcraft’s “Sweet Willy” differ from Bradstreet’s “Before the Birth”. • Support each part of your post with MLA cited examples/quotes from each text. 2. You have encountered two texts with characters named Ichabod (Irving’s “Sleepy Hollow” and Greenleaf Whittier’s “Ichabod”). • In your 250-500 word post: • Given the meaning of the name, “Ichabod”, is “no glory”, explain why you think the authors chose to give their characters the name. • Give evidence from the texts to support your answer. • Support each part of your post with MLA cited examples/quotes from each text. 3. In your 250-500 word post: • Explain the commentary Poe’s “Masque of the Red Death” makes about the role and responsibility of leaders. • Identify the character who fills the leader role. • Explain how the character who fills the leader role does not live up to the leadership responsibility. • Support each part of your post with MLA cited examples/quotes from each text.