Attached is a beautiful poem analysis activity to herald in the spring and Easter season. It is a Lesya Ukrainka poem, "Contra Spem Spero." Contra Spem Spero is latin for "Hope against Hope" and roughly translates to mean: “Against All Expectations, I Hope.”Lesya Ukrainka (1871-1913) was was one of Ukrainian literature's foremost writers and beloved poets. Lesya Ukrainka was an invalid since childhood, spoke ten languages, and took great political risk writing her poetry and plays in the Ukra