Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Prose Close Reading Essay # 1

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  1. I really liked your take on the meaning behind this poem and how instead of simply focusing on the structure or devices, you brought up the poet and how the meaning of the poem “Death Barged In” relates to her. You did a very good job on incorporating different quotes within your essay as well as related the essay back to your novel, “Catch-22”. There were, however, a couple of things you could improve on.

    Some of the phrasing you used, for instance, was not always clear most probably due to typos, such as the sentence you used “Death is a prevalent them throughout the book.” Another thought would be to make you thesis statement captivate your essay as a whole. For example, you mentioned concepts such as “heavy personification” and “enjambment” later on in your essay but did not necessarily touch base on these or the poet’s writing style in your thesis. Despite this, your essay was very well-written.

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