poetry
You will be asked to write two short critical papers. The short paper will discuss a theme or text(s) that we have covered in class. It will be 3-4 pages, or between 750-1000 words. The minimum requirements to qualify for a C grade or higher include: has a clear focus, uses at least 2 quotes to demonstrate points in the paper; develops an argument or exploration in a minimum of 3 pages; is an analytical essay rather than a report; documents and acknowledges texts used in an acceptable format (MLA or APA); and contains no plagiarized information. This assignment DOES NOT required outside sources but should be a close reading of a text or texts.

Topics to choose from
Pick 1 to 2 questions that I posted below and respond to them

Matt Cook poems
*What imaginary lines does cook introduce, and what is he saying about lines and imagination.
*How does childhood figure in Cooks poems?
*What cultural critique in Cooks "Matches in a Match box"

Emily Dickinson "Wild Nights, Wild Nights" and Edna St. Vincent Millay, "What lips my lips have kissed, and where and why"
*How does the sea imagery work in Dickinson’s "Wild Nights, Wild Nights"
*In Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poems, "What lips my lips have kissed, and where and why" the speakers heard is moved by unremembered lads who have vanished like birds vanish from a tree branch. Does the speakers pain and belonging seem because she can not remember particular lovers? Why or why not?

*Millays poem is a sonnet, a form in which the final couplet is meant to sum up or state the purpose of the sonnet. How do you read the final couplet in Millays poems.

Matt Cooks Poems
Matches in our Matchbook
Thank You
Tequila
Bad Potato Scholarship
If you need to see any of the poems or need any other material let me know.

Compare and contrast robert frosts’ “design” to William Blakes’ “tyger.” Must be 750 words and due by noon on friday.