Poetry analysis-human condition

Description comment on the poems overall meditation. what features of the human condition / the universe is the poet focusing on identify a metaphor ( isolate it in the text and explain why it fits the definition of a metaphor )and explain how it is implicit comparison contributes to he poems overall meditation identify a […]

Poetry Argumentative Analysis Paper

Option 1 is to write a close reading of an assigned poem from the first five weeks of the course that we have not discussed in depth in class (see list of possible poems below). Paper 1 (whether you choose Option 1 or Option 2) is a close reading, by which I mean a descriptive […]

Poetry Explication on “What’s That Smell in the Kitchen” by Marge

 Your paper should be between two to four pages long.  It must be typed in twelve-point Times New Roman font and formatted according to Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines. Instructions for formatting your paper in Microsoft Word are available in myTCC under the MLA link in the course menu.  Integrate short quotations (three […]

Poetry Comparative

The poetry comparative is going to between Dover Beach by Matthew Beach, and Black Boys Play the Classics by Toi Derricotte . below is the assignment that is due later of the month. Poetry Comparative Essay Assignment Sheet Background: As Arguing about Literature informs us, it is particularly useful to use comparison and contrast strategies […]

Explore the elements of poetry

English Composition II Poetry Paper Assignment Three Rough Draft Due: see syllabus Final Draft Due: see syllabus Minimum: Three Full pages or more (Max 5) Two outside sources. (not including Works Cited) For this assignment, you will explore the elements of poetry. You will concentrate your main argument for this paper on analyzing a poem […]

Poetry Explication

  Poetry Explication Assignment Sheet   Overview A poetry explication is an analysis that describes the possible meanings and relationships of the words, images, and other small units that make up a poem. It is a line-by-line unfolding or revealing of the meaning(s) of a poem as the poem develops that meaning from beginning to […]

Poetry: W.B. Yeats & Philip Larkin selected poems

 Instruction: By “paragraph” I mean: a few sentences to half a page to no more than a page (double space). Instructions: Each title in bold is a short poem and each poem is attached individually. Use the poems to answer all of the questions. At the end of each question the requirement is stated: paragraph, […]