What is a Two-Voice Poem?

 “I can compare and contrast Esperanza to another main character in Esperanza Rising.” 

Throughout our journey reading our novel, we have been comparing Esperanza to other characters. One specific example is how different Esperanza’s perspective on the camp was from Isabel’s.

A two-voice poem is written for two people to perform. The poetry usually has two columns— one for each person who is reading the poem. Each person reading the poem reads the text in one of the columns. Sometimes, the poet wants the two readers to say something at the same time, so the poet writes the words on the same line in each column. These poems often sound like a dialogue for two people.

Check out this example of a two-voice poem!


Education Parodies. (Oct. 26, 2009). Immigration Two Voice Poems. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owb-B0h7iXw

In a two-voice poem:
The two voices speak together for things that are similar
Each voice is clear, distinct, and consistent
The writer balances the lines said separately and those read together
The writer uses figurative language to make the writing engaging

Here are the words of the sample poem:
Expeditionary Learning. (2012). NYS Common Core ELA Curriculum. G5:M1:U2:L13. New York, NY.

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