a critical analysis of a poem
Poems to chose from: Dickinson’s “After Great Pain,” Herrick’s “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time, p. 645 and Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress,”Adrienne Rich’s “Living in Sin,” and Sharon Olds’ “Sex without Love,”Robert Hass’ “Privilege of Being”: Plath’s “Mirror. Poems are all online to be found.
MLA format!
2-3 pages typed explication/analysis about the ONE poem you choose. and write a critical an analysis of a poem, write your take on the poem, they way you understand the poem, what the poet trying to say in the poem.
No work cited page needed!
Only use primary source is the poem itself.
Present tense for the discussion of the literary work
Must introduce the poet and the poem with full name before explaining your point.
No summarize but analyze/explicate, make critical comments.
USE EXACT MLA FORMAT WHEN CITING A LINE OR LINES FROM THE POEM.
Margins: 1inch
Double spaced
Times new Roman 12pt font
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Living in Sin by Adrienne Rich
Introduction
Adrienne Cecile Rich is an American born poet, feminist and an essayist. As such, she is among the most influential and most popular poets dating in the last half in the 20th century. She is renowned for highlighting the subjugation of lesbians and women in focus and on the ground zero in the poetic discourse. As such, she has contributed a lot to what is fighting for the rights of women in the society. Adrienne Cecile Rich has been a critic to the inflexible systems of feminist characters and valorized Lesbian Continuum that supported female creativity and solidarity which has filled and impacted many lives of women around the globe. Adrienne Cecile Rich has become a role model for many women who have revered her work as advising as well as educative for many women who have been pressured by the male chauvinistic community.
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