Need to creat a poam in your own interpretation
English essay
Create your own interpretation of a poem. Underscore and define unfamiliar
vocabulary, note formal elements, identify the speaker, situation, etc. Your essay
must comment on each line of the poem and it must include an introductory paragraph
that provides an overview and thesis statement. It must includes all lines.
Poetry Explication Assignment:
The following regulations apply:
• Select any poem of your choosing that has not been discussed in class or
assigned as homework. Even if you use a poem that is in our anthology, please
attach a copy to your work as you will need to annotate it. It must be at least 14
lines long.
• Read the discussion about responding to literature included in Chapter 27
(684-718). Since this is NOT a research assignment, we will be using the model
papers in that chapter as guides for how to select a topic and also create a thesis
about a poem. You are being asked to use the critical skills you are learning to
create your own interpretation of a poem.
• Annotate the poem (see sample). Underscore and define unfamiliar
vocabulary, note formal elements, identify the speaker, situation, etc.
• Answer the questions labeled “Formalist Questions.”
• Also answer any other set of questions listed in two categories. Select one
category of analysis and answer all the questions in that category; repeat the
process for another category.
• Begin drafting your paper, going slowly, so that it conforms to the
requirements mentioned on page 704 regarding a “coherent reading.” Your essay must
comment on each line of the poem and it must include an introductory paragraph that
provides an overview and thesis statement.
• Your draft should be 2-3 pages long and make many textual references.
• Please include a “Works Cited” page. While you are not required to do
additional research, be sure to cite any other sources that you use in your paper.
• Rehearse reading the poem aloud, noting the time that it takes you to
recite it. Be sure that you look up unfamiliar vocabulary and proper names so that
you can recite them correctly.
