The best papers will consider both the “interior” meaning or content of the poems and their “exterior” qualities of sound and appearance. But this paper also MUST use at least one of the three critical citations––from Jacques Derrida, Roland Barthes, and Robert Pinsky––included on the second page of this assignment sheet. And the quotations you chose must guide your critical approach to the poems. These citations can be challenging to understand and to work with, but they are listed in order from most to least difficult. In order to complete the assignment, you may quote briefly from only the least difficult citation, but students will be given the most credit for using more difficult, or multiple, citations.As usual, you must state and prove a clear, but debatable thesis. Make sure that you support your argument with demonstrable observations from the texts and that you use the theoretical citations to shape and inform your analysis.You MUST cite directly from at least two poems and from at least one of the critical texts using MLA format for parenthetical citations. Support your own claims with these quotations.