Some help with Poetry Essay

Poetry Essay: Final Draft due Tuesday, May 11, at 2:15pm.

As we discussed in class, this is a three page (800 word) essay. It should be typed, double-spaced, pages numbered, with a title, and you NEED to use quotes from your source texts (the poems you're writing about).

You may compare or contrast two poets' works, or focus on one poet, and do an in-depth analysis of themes, form, imagery, and other poetic elements used in these poems. Open your mind to the poems, write about possibilities, because there really isn't a fixed and "right" way to read them. You have a part in the dialogue that creates meaning.

Here are some excellent resources to help give you some ideas (if you need them!) for writing about poetry.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/615/01/

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/poetry-explication.html

http://www.hamilton.edu/writing/poetry.html