English 112 Essay V: Poems

English 112: Essay V Poetry





·                Sylvia Plath:  Daddy
·                Theodore Roethke:  My Pappa's Waltz
·                Robert Hayden: Those Winter Sundays
·                S.T. Coleridge: Frost at Midnight
·                Mark Strand: For Jessica My Daughter
·                Mark Irwin: My Father's Hat
·                M.S. Merwin: Yesterday




DirectionsThis essay, like your initial essay will be a literary analysis. You should follow your handouts precisely on how to write the introduction paragraph, body paragraphs, topic sentences and conclusion paragraphs. You should also be sure to cite the text you are using in a works cited page (refer to the link on my page), and edit thoroughly for Poff’s Pet Peeves.

Note I: Not everyone is required to write this essay (though it is a relatively easy one to compose).  Remember, however, that if you did not write the essay on the short stories, you must write this essay.



Note II: I will not be taking up rough drafts. I will, however, happily look over rough drafts you bring to my office.


Remember: The Grading Rubric is Available Online

Requirements
·       The essay must be 2 to 3 pages in length minimum.
·       The essay may be about any one poem or any two (comparing them in order to explain the reason for their key differences or similarities).
·       The essay must quote extensively, but briefly, from the poems for evidence.
·       The essay must be in correct MLA style
·       The essay must include a work/s cited page (Cite as online source).

·       No outside research is required, but you may use it as you wish