I would have written this as a comment to shae’s post, but I wanted to make sure everyone in our course saw it. It’s a great example of how this week’s blog post can be a starting point for writing Essay #1. This post focuses on a poem we read for class, but did not discuss at length (we did refer to it in class on Wednesday, but it wasn’t one of our main focuses), and highlights at least three different examples of the way that figures of speech emphasize the meaning of the poem. To transition into the essay itself, which will be longer, shae will need to divide the examples into paragraphs, and offer a more in-depth reading of the selected lines. We can talk more about how to do this in class when we look at the drafts–it will be easier to move forward once we have examples selected and more of a sense of the message of the poem.
Remember that you should go to the Essay #1 assignment page and leave a comment with those three pieces of information about your essay planning: 1-which essay you’re choosing; 2-which poem or poems you’ll use, and 3-which examples from the poems you’re thinking about. You can write it as a list. I hope this helps you think about your essay in an organized way, and helps you get started.
Happy writing, everyone!
Hi professor i know i m late with this assignment i couldn’t make it this week. I already have written the draft for essay #1. I chose essay # 2, the poems Crocuses & Building with Its Face Blown Off. The examples I used in the both poems are basically all images such as “bodies of men, women, children herded into a forest clearing”, “before the shouted order, crack gunfire, final screams and prayers and moans” and Pale, bare, tender stems rising from the muddy winter faded grass. As for the Building with Its Face Blown Off the examples i used were “how the blue and white striped wallpaper of a second story bedroom is now exposed to the lightly falling snow”, “The bathroom looks almost embarrassed” and the idea of the people crossing the bridge “People crossing a bridge that still stands”.
My question is how should i send my 1st draft to you?