write an essay that analyzes one poem from the Poetry Unit. Before you begin writing the essay, carefully read the guidelines for developing your paper topic that are given below.

X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Six Edition. New York: Harper Collins, 1993. 594-595.

Chapter 39 in textbook about mentioned, Will provide some helpful pointers for reading poems, taking notes, brainstorming, developing a clearly-defined thesis statement, preparing an outline, and citing your sources. This chapter specifically addresses Robert Frost?s ?Design,? which is studied in this course, so be sure to read it before doing any further work for this assignment. Also, take notice of the poetry thesis and outline on pp. 1407?1408.

Read the next poem list below to address in your essay:
?My Last Duchess? by Robert Browning

Consider the following questions for the poem:

? What is or are the themes of the poem?
? Is there a literal setting or situation in the poem? What lines from the poem tell the reader this information? What details does the author include?
? Is the setting symbolic?
? How would you describe the mood of the poem? What elements contribute to this mood?
? Is the title significant to the poem?s content or meaning? How?
? What major literary devices and figures of speech does the poet use to communicate the theme(s)?
? How are rhyme and other metrical devices used in the poem? Do they support the poem?s overall meaning? Why or why not?
? Is the identity of the poem?s narrator clear? How would you describe this person? What information, if any, does the author provide about him or her?
? Does the narrator seem to have a certain opinion of or attitude about the poem?s subject matter? How can you tell?

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