Essay_Plan

* 6 body paragraphs, introduction and conclusion * Integrated response * Find elements to compare and contrast Introduction * Introduce topic (poetry across time, been around for centuries) * Introduce poem, poets, ages of the poems, and connecting themes * Explain how both poems have dealt with the theme of love and explain their differences. * Explain what you will focus on. Body Paragraph 1 * Why sonnets were written. * Topic sentence that establishes ideas and themes. (1 idea/paragraph) * Introduce historical context of poem and how love was dealt with this historical context. Body Paragraph 2 * Introduce historical context of poem 2 (era of poem etc.) * Compare context of poem 1 to poem 2. Body Paragraph 3 * Structure of poem (rhyming pattern etc.) and how love could influence this Body Paragraph 4 * Structure of poem 2 etc. * Compare to poem 1. Body Paragraph 5 * Introduce ideas about love and techniques poet has used. * How poet uses imagery and techniques to create mood, represent ideas, suggest characters, create setting etc. * How poetic device, alliteration, assonance etc, are used for particular effect. Body Paragraph 6 * Introduce ideas for poem 2 etc. * Compare ideas and techniques from poem 1 and 2. * Use quotes etc. Body Paragraph 7 * Describe how particular aspects of language reflect society in which the poem was written in terms of the context. * Quotes, explanations etc. Body Paragraph 8 * Describe aspects of language etc. in second poem. * Compare to poem 1. Conclusion * Sum up all ideas * Do not rewrite introduction * Suggest how the structure reflects topics and how it is reflected by the tome period. * Make sure you explain techniques and give examples to how it shapes meaning for the audience. * Suggest how the structure shapes meaning and love.