An explication is a thorough analysis of the poem’s meaning or theme supported b

An explication is a thorough analysis of the poem’s meaning or theme supported by specific evidence from within the poem’s text. The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your ability to closely read and respond to a single poem. This examination of a single poem allows you to consider in-depth how the author uses imagery, personification, rhyme, meter, alliteration, and other literary elements. You must not only think carefully and independently to develop your own unique interpretation of the poem, but also clearly convey this interpretation in your paper.
Choose a poem from your path-selected list which you can find here: Required Reading: Poetry Selections
Carefully choose a poem that you can use to meet the requirements of this assignment with.
Download and review the “Writing Rubric” posted under Grading Rubrics in the Course Resources section on the course home page.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word explication of your chosen poem, using the guidelines in Ch. 44 of the textbook and the online resources listed in this unit’s readings, in which you do the following:
Develop a thesis in paragraph one that clearly states your interpretation of the poem and the literary devices that help you understand it.
Explain line by line (or sentence by sentence) how your poem communicates its meaning through literary devices and techniques, in the middle paragraphs of the paper.
Restate how these details establish the poem’s theme or meaning, and give your opinion about the poem’s value for you as a reader, in your concluding paragraph.
Remember to:
Focus on the text itself, not outside research.
Quote directly (but briefly) from the poem itself to illustrate your ideas. See “How to Quote from a Literary Text or Outside Sources,” posted under Course Resources on the home page for this course.
Format your paper using APA guidelines, including in-text citations and a reference page that includes the textbook for this course. See “Using APA Style to Cite a Literary Source,” posted under Course Resources on the home page for this course.