ENG ESSAY

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ENG 104 – Prof. King

“Long” Essay 2 – Imagery and Metaphor

How do authors use imagery and/or metaphor to communicate additional key information about what’s happening in a story, without actually coming out and telling us?

These are the questions I want you to think about as you write your first essay. The first draft is due via Blackboard, no later than Monday, February 28, at11:59 pm. Here is the formal essay topic. Do not simply answer these questions in order, but they should be addressed somewhere in your essay. Make sure your essay “flows” nicely, organically, naturally:

Think of several of the stories we have read over the last few weeks. Imagery is very important in all of them, not just to describe the scene more clearly, but also to give the reader clues about what characters are thinking and feeling, or to give us an “emotional read” on a setting – what is the prevailing atmosphere or mood.

Consider AT LEAST THREE of the following stories, and discuss how what the protagonists of each see with their eyes gives the readers clues about their nature, personality, thoughts, fears, hopes, beliefs, or worries:

· “Never” by H.E. Bates

· “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry

· “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin

· “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty

You must have the following:

· A clear thesis statement

· 1200+ words

· Correct MLA formatting and typesetting, including a proper heading, header, and title

· Proper paragraphing, and at least 5 paragraphs

· Evidence/quotations in each section of your essay, clearly presented and carefully explained

· Proper citation of outside source(s), if you use any (not required in this essay)

Your essay must incorporate at least THREE of the following literary concepts and/or the following literary terms:

· Setting/set

· Imagery

· Protagonist/main character/title character

· Theme

· Metaphor

· Symbol(-ism)