Monday, March 11, 2013

Prompt Assistance

The prompt for tomorrow asks you to write about two short poems written by women. It is a WIDE open prompt in that it gives you virtually NO specific instructions other than to "write a well-organized essay" about the two poems considering such elements as speaker, diction, imagery, form, and tone. Form relates to syle and strucure of the poems. If I were wrtiting this essay, I would find one single similarity or difference evident in the poems (thematic or stylistic perhaps) and then examine this similarity or difference through the lens of the literary devices listed above. Give some thought as to which transitional terms lend themselves best to an essay discussing differences or an essay discussing similarites. Remember, you must spend some time, after you read the poems, outlining your ideas. Please also remember our conversations about the intro and direct citation.

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