Poetry Explication Assignment
Your job is to write a 4-7 paragraph explication of one of the following poems:
 “The Poetic Interpretation of the Twist” by Cornelius Eady (p. 349)
 “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop (p. 364)
 “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas (p. 384)
 “My City” by James Weldon Johnson (p. 386)
 “Pride” by Dahlia Ravikovitch (p. 395)
 “Glory” by Yusef Komunyakaa (p. 398)
 “The Weary Blues” by Langston Hughes (p. 410)
 “Hazel Tells Laverne” by Katharyn Howd Machan

“Eleanor Rigby” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
 “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning
 “Drops of Jupiter” by Pat Monahan
 “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson
 “Sonnet 130” by William Shakespeare
 “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost

“The Messenger” by Chester Bennington
Your explication should be written in proper MLA format.
Your explication should include the following:

The title and author of the poem

A brief biography of the author(s) (probably in the introduction)

A line-by-line (or stanza by stanza) breakdown of the poem, which includes analysis of the poem at surface level, deeper level, and application level (see the “Poetry Analysis and Explication” sheet on
Miss Hanson’s rubric)

A thesis statement

An introduction, a body, and a conclusion
Your explication should not:

Include first-person or second-person pronouns (unless you are quoting a line)

Have grammatical or mechanical errors

Be researched. You are writing YOUR analysis of the poem. Remember that if Miss Hanson can upload a document to turnitin.com at any time. If I think you’ve researched your poem, I’m going to check it against other sources. The only part of your explication that you can research is a brief biography of the author(s).
The rubric that Miss Hanson will be using to grade this is posted on Miss Hanson’s webpage.
Your explication is due by Monday, May 9, 2016.

Poetry Explication Assignment
Your job is to write a 4-7 paragraph explication of one of the following poems:
 “The Poetic Interpretation of the Twist” by Cornelius Eady (p. 349)
 “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop (p. 364)
 “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas (p. 384)
 “My City” by James Weldon Johnson (p. 386)
 “Pride” by Dahlia Ravikovitch (p. 395)
 “Glory” by Yusef Komunyakaa (p. 398)
 “The Weary Blues” by Langston Hughes (p. 410)
 “Hazel Tells Laverne” by Katharyn Howd Machan

“Eleanor Rigby” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
 “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning
 “Drops of Jupiter” by Pat Monahan
 “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson
 “Sonnet 130” by William Shakespeare
 “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost

“The Messenger” by Chester Bennington
Your explication should be written in proper MLA format.
Your explication should include the following:

The title and author of the poem

A brief biography of the author(s) (probably in the introduction)

A line-by-line (or stanza by stanza) breakdown of the poem, which includes analysis of the poem at surface level, deeper level, and application level (see the “Poetry Analysis and Explication” sheet on
Miss Hanson’s rubric)

A thesis statement

An introduction, a body, and a conclusion
Your explication should not:

Include first-person or second-person pronouns (unless you are quoting a line)

Have grammatical or mechanical errors

Be researched. You are writing YOUR analysis of the poem. Remember that if Miss Hanson can upload a document to turnitin.com at any time. If I think you’ve researched your poem, I’m going to check it against other sources. The only part of your explication that you can research is a brief biography of the author(s).
The rubric that Miss Hanson will be using to grade this is posted on Miss Hanson’s webpage.
Your explication is due by Monday, May 9, 2016.