Poet Scavenger Hunt

Using the internet, find answers to all of the following questions and put them in a Word document.

Once you have done that, find 3 poems by your poet and cut and paste them into a word document. You must include the source for all of your answers!

1. Birth date:
2. Birth place:
3. Date of death:
4. Cause of death:
5. Age of death:
6. Parents' names:
7. Parents' jobs:
8. Other info about parents:
9. Spouse(s):
10. How was his/her marriage(s):
11. Childrens' names:
12. When was first poem published?
13. Most famous poems?
14. Main themes in poetry?
15. Education (HS, College, etc):
16. Other jobs:
17. Artistic influences:
18. Awards:
19. Famous friends:
20. Hobbies:
21. What type of personality did he/she have? Explain:
22. Significant life events:
23. What made his/her poetry unique:
24. What was going on in the USA/world when his/poetry was most popular?
25. What causes did he/she fight for?
26. What school/genre of poetry would he/she fall under?
27. Did he/she have any "rival" poets? Who?
28. What poetic devices did the poet use most?
29. Did the poet write other things? (novels, essays, etc):
30. Physical description:
31. List anything else significant/interesting about your poet.