by Dan | May 29, 2019 | poetry
(Norton Field Guide pp. 205-215) ENC 1102 Conduct field research and find a poem to analyze. Your analysis will examine one or more elements of the poem function to create a specific purpose. Genre: poetry, fiction/nonfiction, style Audience: general reader who wishes...
by Dan | May 5, 2019 | poetry
How does poetry stimulate the imagination? In this first assignment you will examine its role in the development of appreciation in the natural world and in developing imagination in children. Select one poem from among those read this week in each of the following...
by Dan | Apr 4, 2019 | poetry
You will write your essay on how that poem contributes to our society. Your thesis should answer this question: How does this poem contribute to the larger conversation about its topic? What motivates your poet to write the poem? How does your poet use language to...
by Dan | Mar 13, 2019 | poetry
Find a poet who appeals to you from a culture other than your own in our text Compact Literature. (| have picked Ted Kooser and his poem “Wild Plums in Blossom”. You can choose another poem from the poet to help your personal review.) *This can be based out of...
by Dan | Mar 7, 2019 | poetry
Write an essay on the following poem. Include information about how at least 6 different literary devices affect the poem. Include your interpretation of the poem. Do not submit a summary of the poem. “College of Echos” by Isabella Gardner I have no promises to keep...
by Dan | Mar 3, 2019 | poetry
Write an analysis paper about the poem “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold using reader-response criticism. Link for the poem: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43588/dover-beach Reader-response criticism removes the focus from the text and places it on...
