Themes or symbols used in poetry

The poetry paper like the drama and the fiction paper is a 3-4 page analysis of either one poem or two poems [or three or more if you feel up to it]. A study of more than two poems would be a division and analysis of certain themes or symbols that appear in several poems. The idea is to discuss a poem or poems based on the “elements” or features of poetry. In other words you might study poetic symbols [including metaphors imagery personification] or the poets use of certain other devices like alliteration assonance allusion metrics [see the rhythm and versification handout on the module]. You might also discuss the poem in relation to the romantic/classical types of poetry breakdown in the module called “Notes on Poetry.” The best advice I can give is to break a poem down into its parts and to write about each part one at a time. Its a simple way to structure a paper and it works. Writing about poetry may seem daunting at first but if you break a poem down into parts your paper has a simple and clear structure to it. If you compare two poems compare them according to a certain theme or idea [my advice]. What is being said in each poem? The Tyger and the Lamb [William Blake] are good for comparison. Roberts Frosts poems are also good for comparison. And Countee Cullen and Jean Toomer [two African American poets writing during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s on similar themes] would be good for comparison. Use of Criticism (1) (3) Use of Criticism (1) (3) This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeUse of online criticismUse of literary criticism. Full Marks Carefully quoted parenthetically in MLA style and integrated into the text. Almost there. Parenthetical citation but done incorrectly [not in MLA style] No Marks Incorrect use of quote failure to parenthetically document in MLA style. 5 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeUse of material from the poetryQuoting passages from poetry . Full Marks Carefully quoted parenthetically in MLA style and integrated into the text. Almost there. Parenthetical citation but done incorrectly [not in MLA style] No Marks Failure to quote failure to parenthetically document in MLA style. 5 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganizationPaper is unified coherent and developed. Full Marks Paper is highly unified follows our discussion of unity in writing [see notes in pages entitled “Unity Coherence Development in Writing”]. Almost there. Paper is unified and coherent but lacks developed sources [see handout on Unity Coherence Development]. No Marks Paper is disorganized incoherent not well developed [see handout on Unity Coherence Development]. 5 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar PunctuationPaper is error free grammatically sound with few or no punctuation errors. Full Marks Paper is grammatically sound free of errors in punctuation. Almost there. Paper has few to no grammar errors an acceptable level of errors in punctuation. No Marks Paper is grammatically unsound contains more than five punctuation errors. 5 pts Total Points: 20