Respond to all of the following prompts.
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- Review the definition of the lyric poem. In what ways does “The Darkling Thrush” conform to this definition?
- Compare either “The Darkling Thrush” or “Channel Firing” to an earlier poem.
- Read “The Darkling Thrush” aloud, and then read “God’s Grandeur” aloud. What do you notice about how “God’s Grandeur” sounds? What makes it sound different from Hardy’s poem?
