In my poetry portfolio i have a variety of different kinds and pieces of writing. The first piece of writing in my portfolio is the explication that I wrote on the poem “Dirge in Woods” by George Meredith. The purpose of my explication was to explain how the speaker used his or her contemplative tone to get his points across to humanity. The next piece of work in my portfolio is the critique that I wrote on Maggie Fitzmaurice’s explication. She wrote her explication on the poem “The Tide Rises The Tide Falls” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The purpose of my critique was to give suggestions to Maggie on how to improve her explication and analysis of her poem. After those two pieces of writings, comes the 5 poems that I wrote and perfected. The
