Details: Write a literary analysis on two or more of the following poems:
· Randall Jarrell’s “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner”
· Katherine Howd Machan’s “Hazel Tells Laverne”
· Ann Lauinger’s “Marvell Noir”
· Matthew Arnold’s “Dover Beach”
· Walt Whitman’s “Cavalry Crossing a Ford”
· Dylan Thomas’s “The Hand That Signed the Paper”
· Robert Francis’s “Catch”
· Jim Stevens’ “Schizophrenia”
· Robert Frost’s “Acquainted with the Night”
· Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Haunted Palace”
· Edwin Arlington Robinson’s “Richard Cory”
· Anonymous “Scarborough Fair”
· Sherman Alexie’s “The Facebook Sonnet”
· John Keats’ “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer”
· Dylan Thomas’s “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”
· Ben Jonson’s “On My First Son”
Word count: 750-1000
Analyze the elements of poetry discussed in class (i.e. symbolism, patterns of rhythm, poetic form, etc.) as they pertain to the poems of your choice. Be sure to focus on the following:
· How does the author use the element(s) of poetry in the story?
· What conclusions can you make about the poems based on your observations? (Be sure to support these conclusions with textual evidence from the poems)
· In your opinion, does the author use these elements to effectively create the poems? (Again, be sure to support your conclusions with textual evidence from the poems)
Important: Pay particular attention to connecting your ideas to the poems throughout the essay.