A Rose for Emily Activity: Write an Epitaph Have you ever wandered around a graveyard and read the inscriptions on the gravestones? Some
have an epitaph on the gravestone. And epitaph is just a big word for a small poem or statement
that commemorates a person who has died. And "A Rose for Emily" is all about death. The story
begins with the whole town gathered for Miss Emily's funeral. For this assignment, we're going
to pretend we're some of the characters who might be gathered at Miss Emily's funeral, and then
you'll write an epitaph for her.
Step 1: Brainstorm about which characters might be at Miss Emily's funeral and what they might
think and say about her.
Step 2: Jot down your ideas for your characters' thoughts and feelings about Miss Emily.
Step 3: Choose a character from the story and write an epitaph for Miss Emily from that
character's perspective.
You may draw or find a picture of a tombstone and write in your epitaph.
Write Emily’s full name
Date of birth, Date of Death
Poem, statements (Original work by you )
Include a quote that describes Emily and how she was perceived.