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ESSAY-1

6 pages

Format your essay according to MLA guidelines -  https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_sample_paper.html

6 page (minimum!) poetry explication based on the poem by David Berman linked You should read the two Word documents, "Poetry Explication" and "Poetry Explication - Guide to Getting Started - Part II.

You will then write a poetry explication of the poem or poems you have selected, based on the two hand-outs, answering most of the questions within in an ordered fashion for your essay. Feel free to include information you discovered about or by the poet, especially as related to the issues that person is concerned with or focused on in his or her life.  If their profession or experiences somehow inform the work, feel free to bring that in as well.  Be sure to CITE your sources whenever you quote, paraphrase or summarize from the work or research.  

Your explication should be at least 4 pages typed in 12 point font, Times New Roman, double spaced.  DO NOT put your font in bold, do not try to make a larger header, do not add space between your paragraphs, etc.  In other words, you need to analyze the poem without trying to "take up space" in your essay by using large quotes or adding a lot of white space in.  If you follow the two handouts closely, you should have no trouble writing four pages.

 

The Charm of 5:30 Poem by David Berman

The Charm Of 5:30 - The Charm Of 5:30 Poem by David Berman (poemhunter.com)

You should include a minimum of five quotations or paraphrases / sources.  Your "Works Cited" page is a FIFTH page. 

THESE MUST BE CORRECTLY FORMATTED ACCORDING TO MLA guidelines.

DO NOT PAD YOUR ESSAY WITH TOO MANY QUOTES.  THE MINIMUM IS 6 PAGES.  YOU CAN CERTAINLY WRITE MORE. 

Email me if you have any questions.

Include a Works Cited page too ( this is NOT part of the 6 page minimum) and at least five parenthetical citations. 

Links below for:

Poem 

Brainstorming 

Outline 

Essay

*   http://www.violinist.com/blog/nobilemente/20102/10966/

*   http://mason.gmu.edu/~rmatz/!SAMPLE__BRA.htm

*   http://mason.gmu.edu/~rmatz/!SAMPLE__OUT.htm

*   http://mason.gmu.edu/~rmatz/!SAMPLE__PAP.htm

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*   http://www.clt.astate.edu/wnarey/Shakespeare%20files/sample_poetry__explication.htm

*   http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/erpelol/Courses/fall09/engl110ak/worksheets/101309-PoetryAnalysisNotes.pdf

 

 

HELPFUL INFORMATION (I strongly recommend you review -  you will lose points for incorrect formatting , excessive grammar errors, poorly constructed thesis statements, referring to an author by their first name, etc):

REMINDERS:

MLA CITATION OF POEMS

To indicate short  quotations (fewer than four typed  lines of prose or three  lines of  verse) in your text, enclose the quotation within double quotation marks. Provide the author and specific page  citation (in the case of verse, provide line numbers) in the text, and include a complete reference on the Works Cited page.

In-Text Quotation of Poems and Plays in MLA Style - DETAILED

http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/writingcenter/upload/MLA%20In%20Text%20Citation%20of%20Poetry%20and%20Drama.pdf

*  Titles of essays, articles, books, and poems - italicize or use quotation marks?  Read the difference here -  http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/punctuation/titles-using-italics-and-quotation-marks.html

 

*  Refer to an author or artist in your essay first by the person's full name, then subsequently by the person's last name.  For example, you would mention "Sylvia Plath" initially, then refer to her throughout your essay as "Plath".  See the first entry here -  https://www2.bc.edu/~wilsonc/tenc.html

 

MLA WORKS CITED PAGE -  https://youtu.be/4Vo8_Jw71JI 

 

 

IN-TEXT CITATIONS -   https://youtu.be/HTaUHS1mnv

 

CITATIONS FOR SOURCES WITHOUT PAGE NUMBERS

When an electronic source lacks page numbers, you should try to include information that will help readers find the passage being cited. When an electronic document has numbered paragraphs, use the abbreviation "para." followed by the paragraph number (Hall, 2001, para. 5). If the paragraphs are not numbered and the document includes headings, provide the appropriate heading and specify the paragraph under that heading.

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/03/ 

MLA ESSAY FORMATTING -   https://youtu.be/24Y31UrG2q4 

* Formatting quotes in your essay (MLA style) -  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/03/

*   THESIS STATEMENTS IN LITERARY ANALYSIS PAPERS 

http://www.syracusecityschools.com/tfiles/folder716/unit%2003-Thesisstatementc.pdf

Long quotations

For quotations that are more than four lines of prose or three lines of verse, place quotations in a free-standing block of text and omit quotation marks. Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented ½ inch from the left margin; maintain double-spacing. Only indent the first line of the quotation by an additional quarter inch if you are citing multiple paragraphs. Your parenthetical citation should come after the closing punctuation mark. When quoting verse, maintain original line breaks. (You should maintain double-spacing throughout your essay.)

For example, when citing more than four lines of prose, follow the below example:

Nelly Dean treats Heathcliff poorly and dehumanizes him throughout her narration:

They entirely refused to have it in bed with them, or even in their room, and I had no more sense, so, I put it on the landing of the stairs, hoping it would be gone on the morrow. By chance, or else attracted by hearing his voice, it crept to Mr. Earnshaw's door, and there he found it on quitting his chamber. Inquiries were made as to how it got there; I was obliged to confess, and in recompense for my cowardice and inhumanity was sent out of the house. (Bronte 78)

 

 

*   Formatting quotes in your  essay ( MLA style) -   https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/03/

 

*   Developing a paragraph -   https://youtu.be/XA-joXQKyXE

 

*   Review "Common Errors" (i.e. differences between "it's" vs. "its" and "their" vs. "there" vs. "they're", etc) -   http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/proofing_grammar.shtml  AND   https://www.grammarly.com/blog/top-10-student-writing-mistakes-finals-edition/ 

 

* Titles of  essays, articles, books, and poems -   italicize or use quotation marks?  Read the difference here -   http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/punctuation/titles-using-italics-and-quotation-marks.html

 

·         How to evaluate credible sources -  https://uscupstate.libguides.com/c.php?g=318776&p=2445209

·         Credible vs. Non-Credible sources -   https://writingcenter.appstate.edu/sites/writingcenter.appstate.edu/files/Credible%20v%20Non-Credible%20Sources13.pdf

REMINDERS:

·         You must have a very clear, specific  thesis in your introduction

·         You must write in the present tense

·         You must avoid the passive voice as much as possible

·         You must use academic vocabulary and liven up your diction

·         You must have a topic sentence for each paragraph

·         Each paragraph must support your topic sentence

·         Your argument must be logical and well thought out 

·         You must use *specific information* to support your argument

·         You must have a thoughtful conclusion

·         Perhaps most important, you must write a convincing argument that supports your thesis.

·         MLA formatting is required.