You will be interpreting the poem “conversations about home (at the deportation centre) by Wasan Shire.
The goals for this assignment are to:
Compose an academic essay using MLA format.
demonstrate your understanding of the elements of the thesis-driven academic essay
analyze a contemporary (and not well known) poem of your own choosing, using several of the appropriate terms and devices for poetry
create an original argument for meaning
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focused. Each paragraph has a unique main idea to demonstrate and prove. If you make a list of the main ideas of each body paragraph in a paper, you would clearly see that they are related to yet different from one another, and that they all reflect your thesis statement
Audience: Who are your readers? Direct your interpretations to your classmates. They have not read this poem. Your goal is to enlighten these readers, to reveal what they do not yet see or understand. This means that you should fully develop your arguments and base them on direct references to significant words and lines in the poem. Teach your readers how to analyze and understand this poem.
MLA Format: Use MLA format for your document and in-text citation (with poetry we cite by line rather than page number). In the Work Cited section of your essay, cite the web site or book in which you found your poem.
Important Note: Include the poem at the end of your document.