Last year, a large Boston bank commissioned a large-scale painting of modern Boston. It was based on Paul Gauguin's masterpiece, Where Do We Come From? What are we? Where we go? After hanging alongside Gauguin's original coloring in the Museum of Fine Arts, this painting now greets travelers at Logan Airport, where it is on permanent display. what was the main idea?

Now poetry is a genre of literature that offers readers a great variety of stories, thoughts, and images using different formats and rhyme schemes. this variety allows readers to experience a vast array of literary mediums. you could say that the different forms have their own elements, terms, and definitions. you could also say that different forms of poetry require different approaches and methods for deriving meaning. think about specific works of poetry that you have read, including the reading selections for this unit. discuss particular elements or types of poetry that you begin to understand the different parts of a poem. what are some of the challenges you have faced when reading poetry? explain the strategies that have with your reading comprehension.