Robinson Jeffers’s “Where I?” and Tom Sleigh’s “The Very End” address the same theme: mortality. In both poems, the speaker reflects on another person’s—a woman’s—death. For this essay, you will choose ONE of these two poems (“Where I?” or “The Very End”) and make an argument about what exactly the speaker learns—about death or the woman—through his reflection on mortality and observation of the woman.  

In your essay, you are required to quote specific words, phrases, and/or lines from the poem that are relevant to your argument. You must also close read the language in those quotations. Your analysis of those quotations must clearly support and connect to your overall argument.

“Where I?” and “The Very End” are sonnets, and, as we discussed in class, the sonnet is a specific poetic form; you may want to consider how the poem’s form relates to the speaker’s reflection on death. Additionally, use some of the following erms: metaphor, simile, alliteration, assonance, imagery, rhyme, personification, etc..

STRUCTURING ESSAY 1

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REQUIREMENTS FOR ESSAY 1

·         Academic Honesty Statement: Essay must include the academic honesty statement at the top of the first page

o   Here is that statement: “I have read, understand, and am in compliance with the Academic Honesty policy. In particular, I have not committed any kind of plagiarism. There are no un-attributed direct or indirect quotations or paraphrases from printed materials, websites, other students’ papers, or any other sources in my essay.”

·         Length: Essay must be a minimum of 500 words in length, not including the heading/title, academic honesty statement, and works cited page; essay must not be longer than 750 words in length

·         Content: Essay must offer a clear argument (not just a summary or description of the poem) and must provide close reading analysis of the text

·         Format: Essay must have an interesting and original title; include a works cited page; and be typed, double-spaced, written in 12-point Times or Times New Roman font, and formatted according to standard MLA style

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