This essay should focus on a theme or central tension in the work and how the author uses two

or three devices to express the theme. You can focus on imagery, metaphor, simile, symbol, connotation, tone, irony, word order, rhyme, rhythm, meter, enjambment, ambiguity, etc (any of the devices weve discussed or that are included in your textbook and class materials ), and explain how that device is used to express a particular theme. You should make clear what that central idea is in your introduction. For example, dont just refer to the theme of family, but describe what you think the poem says about family: for instance, the relationships between parent and child are idealized, or the unbreachable gap between the generations is the central tension, etc. In the body of the paper, show how the selected literary devices help get that idea/theme across. You should cite the text frequently. Strive to be original and develop an argument about a poem that represents something that is intriguing to you. Dont go for the obviouslook for a cohesive reading that is not immediately apparent. For example, look for the tensions and contradictions in the textwhat new readings might they offer? Think and write informally about the poem before you decide what you will argue in your essay.

in sonnet twenty-nine, the speaker talks of a time in their life when they are in despair. they are envious of peers around them, wishing that he had the physical appearance of one, the friendships of another, and the artistic talent of a third. the speaker pleas to god in hopes that he will hear him and change the way the speaker is. his cries go unheard, though, because he must learn to change himself if he is not happy with the way he is. when it comes down to it though, he is happy with his relationship with god, and would not compromise his emotional connection to god.

the most well known device that shakespeare uses in his writing is iambic pentameter. an iambic pentameter is broken up into certain parts, first off, this poem has a specific type a meter. a meter is the measured pattern of rhythmic accents in a poems. this meter focuses on dividing each line by its syllables, and bringing the readers attention to each words significance in the poem. then, an iab is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one, as in to-DAY. lastly, there is a foot- A metrical unit composed of stressed and unstressed syllables. For example, an iamb or iambic foot is represented by ', that is, an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one. these patterns show specific attention to the words, helping the reader understand the purpose of the poem better.