Write a formal essay that performs an explication of one of the short poems we read and discussed in class between weeks 6 and 7.

Paper 2: Poetry Explication Paper

On this assignment, write a formal essay that performs an explication of one of the short poems we read and discussed in class between weeks 6 and 7. Length: 2 to 3 pages.

NOTE: The set of poems you can write about for Paper 2 does not include two longer poems: Coleridge’s “Rime” and Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey.”

You can write about either (or both) of these longer poems on Paper 3, to be completed after the midterm.

Write a formal essay that performs an explication of one of the short poems we read and discussed in class between weeks 6 and 7.
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