Write a clear, well-developed, precise essay of 550-750 words (no more and no less, not including citations) on one of the following topics on poetry.
Choose only one of the following topics as the subject matter / focus of your essay:
1. Compare/contrast the theme of war in:
“Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen : p. 514
“The Vietnam Wall” by Alberto Rios: p. 903
2. Compare/contrast the theme of tradition in:
“Breaking Tradition” by Janice Mirikitani: p. 325
“Digging” by Seamus Heaney: p. 899
3. Compare/contrast the theme of the ‘Other’ in:
“On the Subway” by Sharon Olds: p. 519
“Abbot Academy” by Julia Alvarez: p. 326
4. Analyze two writers’ perspective on the value of poetry in people’s lives:
“Ars Poetica” by Archibald MacLeish : p. 894
“Constantly Risking Absurdity” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti: p. 897
“Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath: p. 88
Avoid merely summarizing the poems’ plots.
Avoid block quotes; limit the use of quotations.
Use the present verb tense.
Avoid using “I” in a literary analysis. Use the objective point of view.
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