literary analysis

Write a five–paragraph literary analysis on ONE of the following
poems. (Remember, you are not summarizing or describing what happens in the poem. You
are analyzing .)
Each poem was categorized with a specific emphasis; however, you do not have to analyze the
poem based on that particular emphasis. For example, “Death of a Young Son by Drowning” by
Margaret Atwood was categorized with an emphasis on speaker; however, you may choose to
analyze “Death of a Young Son by Drowning” based on theme, tone, symbol, etc.
Choose ONE literary device from the following:
Literary Devices
speaker visual imagery
theme figures of speech
tone symbol
Choose ONE poem from the following:
Poems
“Death of a Young Son by Drowning” p. 773 “Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone” p.
837
“She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways” p.
776
“Hubert Blankenship” p. 867
“A Certain Lady” p. 776 “That Time of Year Thou Mayst in Me
Behold” p. 870
“Ballad of the Landlord” p. 778 “Marks” p. 871
“We Real Cool” p. 779 “The Twenty–third Psalm” p. 878
“Leaving the Motel” p. 831 “The Leap” p. 885
“Woodchucks” p. 832 “Song” p. 887
“Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” p. 833 “One Perfect Rose” p. 888
“Sympathy” p. 836 “The Vacuum” p. 893
Due to the high volume of cheating, “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” (p. 872) and
“The Road Not Taken” (p. 892) cannot be written on for the poetry essay.
Within your poetry analysis, be sure to provide at least one direct quotation for each body
paragraph, which means you will have a minimum of three direct quotations for this
essay.