ENG1101 Auburn University Main Campus Analysis of Poems Essay
Choose one of the following topics, and write a 1000 word essay in response using 2-4 poems you have read for this class as support:
Compare the ways in which the poets you studied create pictures with words in order to engage the heart and mind of the reader.
How did the poets you studied use the experiences of individuals to illustrate aspects of life that matter to us all?
“Poetry’s emotional impact comes more from the way it is composed than from its subject matter.” Discuss this statement in relation to the poetry you studied.
How has your study of poetry enabled you to see the different ways in which poets explore the same subject?
Compare the techniques that the poets use to explore the idea that truly significant battles are fought within oneself.
Discuss the ways in which the poet(s) you studied use places to present ideas.
Discuss the ways in which the poet(s) explore one or more of the following:
Anger • Awe • Acceptance • Distress • Delight.
‘Life: futile or fulfilling?’
In what different ways do the poets you studied this year explore this question?
How Do I Love Thee by Elisabeth Barrett
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
William Shakespeare, My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun
Robert Herrick, To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
