Modernist Poetry Showdown! Directions: Evaluate each poetry match-up and determine which poem is the better Modernist poem. After you’ve made your choice, move that poem to the next round and explain why that poem advanced in the space provided. Your explanation should discuss the poem’s use of Modernist characteristics and poetic devices. After you’ve chosen the winners for the first round, repeat the process for the second round. Keep evaluating the poetry match ups until you have a winner—the best example of Modernist poetry in the unit. Be sure to explain why you chose the poems you chose in each round, and why the winner is the best example of Modernist poetry in the unit. Poetry Showdown Explanations Round One For the first match up (“Mr. Flood’s Party” vs. “Chicago”), I chose ______________ as the best example of Modernist poetry because _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. For the second match up (“anyone lived in a pretty how town” vs. “The Red Wheelbarrow”), I chose ______________ as the best example of Modernist poetry because __________________________________________________________________________________________________. For the third match up (“The Road Not Taken” vs. “Grass”), I chose ______________ as the best example of Modernist poetry because _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. For the fourth match up (“After Apple Picking” vs. “Spring and All”), I chose ______________ as the best example of Modernist poetry because _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Round Two For the first match up, I chose ______________ as the best example of Modernist poetry because _________________________________________. For the second match up, I chose ______________ as the best example of Modernist poetry because __________________¬¬¬¬¬____________________. Round Three—The Final Round For the final round, I chose _______________ as the winner and the best example of Modernist poetry because _____________________________.