Lousie Gluck’s “Gretel in Darkness” Poem - Quality Work Only; No Plagiarism

Lousie Gluck’s “Gretel in Darkness” Poem

• compose a written explication of this poem
• Your explication should be 3-4 pages.
• It should analyze one or more of the poem's elements 
• Your explication is not a summary of what the poem is about. Nor are you expected to unravel the poem’s “meaning.”  Rather, you are explaining how the poet used a particular poetic element, and you are analyzing how that element affects the rest of the poem.

When writing your explication:

• Choose a poem that is sophisticated enough to sustain a detailed analysis.
• Include a thesis statement that states the element you are analyzing and why.
• Follow a systematic writing pattern by analyzing the element on which you are focusing line by line or stanza by stanza.
• Provide textual examples (words, phrases, and lines) from the poem to illustrate your analytical statements. Cite your sources using correct APA formatting.