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Some Tools for Planning Essays
Seriously…writing requires forethought.Slide2
Decide on Key Points
First.
Point
Shakespeare
Millay
Speaker
Alike [
X ]
Different [
]
Example:
The
speaker
is,
ostensibly,
the author, writing to, or inspired by, an undisclosed beloved.
Example:
The
speaker
is
the author, esp. since she inserts her self directly in the final quatrain and the couplet.
Theme
Alike [
]
Different [
]
Tone
Alike [
]
Different [
]
Figurative Language
Alike [
]
Different [
]
Style
Alike [
]
Different [
]
Author’s Background
Alike [
]
Different [
]Slide3
Developing the topic: Point-by-point
Point
Shakespeare
Sonnet 18
Millay
Sonnet 30If you use this organizational structure, your essay will have a beginning paragraph as normal (background, hook, and thesis), but the first BODY paragraph will compare and contrast the SPEAKER from both texts. The next paragraph will compare THEME from both texts; the paragraph after that, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, and so on. Speaker2. Theme3. Figurative Language4. Style5. Tone6. Author’s backgroundSlide4
Developing the topic: subject-by-subject
Selection
Speaker
Tone
Figurative
LanguageStyleToneAuthor’s BackgroundShakespeare Sonnet 18Millay Sonnet 30If you use this organizational structure, your essay will address all your points as they relate to the Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, followed by a paragraph addressing all your points as they relate to Millay’s Sonnet 30. Slide5
Some Reminders
Always,
a
lways,
always,
always, ALWAYS, read the prompt! Be sure you know what is being asked of you. More than one brilliant writer has flubbed their test because they misread the prompt. My suggestion: Circle the key elements of the prompt so you absolute are aware of what is being asked. Write a literary analysis that compares and contrasts Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 and Millay’s Sonnet 30 and how these works handle themes of love.