This essay will consist of multiple parts that explain your experience working with published poetry. You will write about participating in Poem In Your Pocket Day (https://www.poets.org/national-poetry-month/poem-your-pocket-day actual day was Thursday, April 18, 2019 but choose any day to participate), memorizing a poem, and others perceptions of poetry, as well as offer a literary analysis of the poem or group of poems you choose. You will also include an outside source in a support paragraph as well as a Works Cited page. requirements. The first four bullets below will be your content focus and most likely your support paragraphs. You might have four separate support paragraphs or combine two of the four items in one support paragraph. You have freedom with this essay as long as you incorporate the assignment requirements. Requirements: Recite a poem to individuals (part of argument/support paragraph) Memorize a poem of your choice (part of argument/support paragraph) Informally interview individuals concerning poetrys influence (part of argument/support paragraph) Analyze one poem or a group of poems, all your choice (part of argument/support paragraph). A link to analyzing poetry: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/writing_in_literature/writing_about_poetry.html Organize the essay using the traditional argument method o A thesis statement at the end of essay intro (an acceptable thesis statement might be: This poetry assignment has furthered my understanding of poetry) o Topic Sentences introducing the support paragraphs Use poetryfoundation.org or poets.org for poem choices Use one outside source in a support paragraph; support paragraph means NOT in the intro or conclusion. The source might be a formal interview, something about your poems content, or information about memorization. This essay should be in response to the poem Lifting My Daugheter By Joseph Hutchtison found here – https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/144509/lifting-my-daughter please read attached file as well
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