This document provides an agenda for an EWRT 1C class on figurative language, poetry analysis, and new criticism. It includes: 1. A reading of the poem "My Papa's Waltz" and a critical essay analyzing it from a new critical lens. 2. A discussion of common figurative language techniques like metaphor, simile, imagery and how new criticism focuses on understanding these formal elements. 3. Homework instructions asking students to analyze "My Papa's Waltz" using new critical techniques, and discuss their agreement or disagreement with the provided critical essay's interpretation.