Poem chosen is O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman (https://www.poetryfounda
Poem chosen is O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45474/o-captain-my-captain)
Here are the mentioned “reader response literary theory methods” needed for the essay they will be a bit into the chapter (https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/creating-li…)
Specifics – Choose a poem that creates a strong emotional response in the reader or describes a character or person who creates a strong emotional response. Explain briefly what the poem is about and/or explain briefly who this person is. Then, by referring to appropriate techniques, show how this poem creates this response in the reader. If writing about a person, please write about how the use of poetic techniques influences your response to this person. Please make sure to incorporate Reader Response Literary theory in your analysis. You will also have to include and engage with Reader Response Literary Theory in your analysis of the poem/s.
DirectionsPlease write a well-organized essay. In your response, please do the following:
Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a solid interpretation and defensible argument.
Select and use evidence from the poem to support your line of reasoning.
Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning.
Make sure to name the specific literary devices the poet/poem utilizes and how they are evidence of your interpretation and prove your thesis.
Employ Reader Response Literary Theory to both analyze your own response to the poem and to analyze it.
Criteria For Success In this essay, I will focus on the following: your thesis, analysis, argument, evidence, and interpretation of the poem/s, along with your effective use of Reader Response Literary Theory. The essay must be a minimum of four (4 total) typed pages long, double-spaced
You must use one of the methods of Reader Response Theory to analyze them poem/s. This will be a major part of your grade. If you are writing on poem/s of your choice, please make sure to include the entire poem at the end of your essay. The poem itself will not count towards the 4-page requirement.
