Write a 3-4 page essay that discusses how 2 of the following poems represent the concept of liberty, authority, and/or resistance
Prompt: Write a 3-4 page essay that discusses how 2 of the following poems represent the concept of liberty, authority, and/or resistance: ➢ W.H. Auden, “Refugee Blues” ➢ Dan Pagis, “Written in Pencil in the Sealed Railway Car” ➢ Claude McKay, “America” ➢ Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus” ➢ Sylvia Plath, “Daddy” ➢ Lucille Clifton, “at the cemetery, walnut grove plantation, south Carolina, 1989” Your paper is NOT to be an objective presentation of all of the major elements of the poem(s). Rather, your essay must include: ➢ An introduction that introduces the
larger theme of the essay and the poems. ➢ A thesis that includes the authors’ last names and expresses a central argument about the poems. (See the “ideas” sheet for an example.) ➢ [unique_solution]Body paragraphs that consist of evidence (quotes from the poems) and analysis (connecting the quotes back to the thesis argument). The best papers will discuss how each poem’s content and form work together to create meaning. ➢ A focus on 2-3 poetic elements including: speaker vs. listener, imagery, rhyme, form, or punctuation. A papers must use proper terminology to discuss form, so use the Lennard chapters to help you. ➢ A conclusion that pushes beyond summary.