Module 4: Self-Discovery Through Facing Life’s Obstacles
You have just spent time focusing on the obstacles that you will encounter on our journey to self-discovery. Roles and perceptions, assimilation, and fear and disappointment are what you may encounter as you continue on your journey to understanding who you are and what you can endure. In this module, you have heard the voices of those who have been faced with obstacles, but those people have used the obstacles as an opportunity to learn more about themselves and to build character. In this assignment, you are to create a poem that focuses on a moment in which you have encountered an obstacle but a life-lesson was learned.
Your poem must include the following:
- It must be written as a narrative poem (it must tell a story) and consist of at least three stanzas.
- It must have four examples of figurative language (metaphors, similes, hyperboles, idioms, and personification).
- You must have two examples of imagery.
- Your theme must be one of the following: roles and perception, assimilation, or fear and disappointment.
- You must provide a space separating the stanzas of your poem.
Before you begin, access the Self-Discovery Poem Checklist so that you understand the expectations for this assignment. You may need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. If so, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used.
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Reflection
Once you have created your poem, reflect and ask yourself the following questions: Reflecting on a difficult part in your life through poetry, what was revealed about who you are and what you have overcome? Based on what you endured, did it build character? If so, in what ways did it build character?
Take this time to write a brief reflection paragraph and reflect upon obstacles in your life that you have already faced and how you overcame those obstacles. Record your reflections on the same document with your poem.
Once you have completed your poem and reflection, please submit your work to the dropbox.
Once you have completed this module, please complete the module test.