There is a first time for everything, so "they" say. Here are your topics for your final essay. It is to be completed out-of-class, typed, in MLA format, and the hard copy handed in on Wednesday. I will NOT accept email or late papers under any circumstance. If your paper is NOT completed and submitted Wednesday, plan to stay from 1- 3 p.m.and write your essay in class.
English 1102 final essay topics. Choose one of the following topics for your final essay. Please note that you MUST use specific words, phrases, and lines from the poems to support the essay development. Employ your skills of writing--interesting introduction, organization, clear transitions to keep your essay coherent and provide adequate development that leads to a thoughtful conclusion.
Time and Man -- poets are more keenly aware than most people of the brevity of man's life and its relationship to time. Select two poems of those we've read that deal with time and man. Discuss each poem with emphasis on the speaker's perspective (or the poet's) regarding time and its relationship to man. Use specific words, phrases, lines from each poem to support your analysis.
The Insignificance of Man - The Wizard of Oz was only a m;an who presented himself as "great and powerful." In at least two or more of the poems we've read, the speaker or poet seems to be reminding readers that we are no more or less than human, a small thing in comparison to the galaxy, nature or eternity. Select two of the poems we've read that illustrates this concept and using specific words, phrases, and lines from each poem, explain how man's place in the universe is conveyed.
Situational Irony in Poetry - Explain the concept of situational irony. Then identify two poems of those we've read in which situational irony is evident and explain the point that is made by the speaker's/poet's use of irony in the poem. In what way is irony used to help convey the theme. How would the poem fail without the use of irony? Be sure to use specific words, phrases, and lines from each poem to explain how situational irony is developed.
The Development of Theme by Tone - Select EITHER two poems that are opposite in tone and theme OR two poems that are similar in tone and theme. Specify the tone using specific words, phrases, and lines from each poem and explain how these carefully selected words help to convey the poet's theme.
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