1) Compare/contrast Francis Macomber and Nick Adams in terms of a significant theme. For example: courage, self-examination/exploration, redemption, death, etc.
2) Compare/Contrast any two of the following in terms of a significant theme.: Dexter Green, Charlie Wales or Nick Adams. For example: self-examination/exploration, time, redemption, wealth, the American Dream, the modern quest, etc.
3) Compare/contrast any two of the following in terms of a significant theme: “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” “Fire and Ice,” “The Road Not Taken,” “Design.” For example: time/change, death, decisions/dualities, ambivalence, etc.
4) Compare/Contrast one or both of Cullen’s poems (“Yet Do I Marvel,” “Incident”) with one or all three of Hughes’ poems (“I, Too,” “Theme for English B”) according to a significant theme. For example: race/racism, alienation, identity, etc.
