Gatsby Paired Poem Timed Essay
Gatsby Paired Poem Timed Essay
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PROMPT: Choose one of the attached poems and write an essay in which you compare the poem to a theme that is evident in Great Gatsby. Since this is a timed essay you do not need to have a full introduction but instead should focus on having a strong thesis statement and well developed body paragraphs.
Thesis reminder: Thesis should include Essentials (authors, titles), Direction or Claim (what you are trying to prove), and a Map (main points you will discuss).
Average thesis: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby has many things in common with Anne Sexton’s poem “You All Know the Story of the Other Woman”.
Improved thesis: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby and Anne Sexton’s poem
“You All Know the Story of the Other Woman” both focus on the disappointing emotional turmoil that surrounds the position of a woman who is committing adultery which is evident in the change in treatment towards the women during the affair and soon after the affair ends.
General tips:
Use direct quotes from the poem and specific references to incidents in the novel.
When including a quote, always embed the quote into the body of the sentence.
Discuss what the quote from the poem the poem means in the context of that poem before comparing it to the theme in Gatsby.
Avoid using first and second person pronouns (I, we, us, me, you).
Prewriting: I would suggest that you prepare your thesis and a brief outline tonight so you can best utilize your class time tomorrow.
If and When Dreams Come True
You'll find yourself in still water,
Full moon silhouetting the sky.
The long train of desire, having gone,
Pulled out from this quiet pool of shadow,
Will have left you at peace with your hands,
A few flowers moving in the breeze.
There will be music in the wind,
A future found in some alcove of blossoming trees;
Each highway will have driven itself away,
And so you will be left, finally, alone:
Abandoned, even, by any word
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PROMPT: Choose one of the attached poems and write an essay in which you compare the poem to a theme that is evident in Great Gatsby. Since this is a timed essay you do not need to have a full introduction but instead should focus on having a strong thesis statement and well developed body paragraphs.
Thesis reminder: Thesis should include Essentials (authors, titles), Direction or Claim (what you are trying to prove), and a Map (main points you will discuss).
Average thesis: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby has many things in common with Anne Sexton’s poem “You All Know the Story of the Other Woman”.
Improved thesis: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby and Anne Sexton’s poem
“You All Know the Story of the Other Woman” both focus on the disappointing emotional turmoil that surrounds the position of a woman who is committing adultery which is evident in the change in treatment towards the women during the affair and soon after the affair ends.
General tips:
Use direct quotes from the poem and specific references to incidents in the novel.
When including a quote, always embed the quote into the body of the sentence.
Discuss what the quote from the poem the poem means in the context of that poem before comparing it to the theme in Gatsby.
Avoid using first and second person pronouns (I, we, us, me, you).
Prewriting: I would suggest that you prepare your thesis and a brief outline tonight so you can best utilize your class time tomorrow.
If and When Dreams Come True
You'll find yourself in still water,
Full moon silhouetting the sky.
The long train of desire, having gone,
Pulled out from this quiet pool of shadow,
Will have left you at peace with your hands,
A few flowers moving in the breeze.
There will be music in the wind,
A future found in some alcove of blossoming trees;
Each highway will have driven itself away,
And so you will be left, finally, alone:
Abandoned, even, by any word