Poetry Essay
Option A
Compare and contrast one of the poems by Cathy Song and a poem from Lantern Review: A Journal of Asian American Poetry. Quote each selection at least once. The quote does not count toward your word count. In your comparison, respond to the following questions:
This essay needs to be 1,000-1,250 words typed total, Times New Roman, font size 12 and double-spaced. Format your paper in APA. The only sources you should use for this assignment are the textbook and hyperlinked materials.
Lantern Review: A Journal of Asian American Poetry
http://lanternreview.com/issue4/toc.html
Option B
You may choose to research poems by Rafael Guillen or Octavio Paz (both Mexican poets) to compare and contrast with your choice of one of the following Mexican/American poets:
You will need to research these poets to find their poems on search engines and/or through the MACU library online. This essay needs to be 1,000-1,250 words typed total, Times New Roman, font size 12 and double-spaced. Format your paper in APA. The only sources you should use for this assignment are the textbook and hyperlinked materials.
View the following resources to help you in constructing your compare and contrast essay.
Santa Barbara Community College – Writing Center
https://www.sbcc.edu/clrc/files/wl/downloads/WritingaCompareContrastEssay.pdf
Comparison/Contrast Essays: (4:24)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvMSeg1s7uc
Types of Papers: Compare/Contrast
https://www.roanestate.edu/owl/com_con.html