Compare and contrast the meaning of poems on a similar theme such as death, war, love, gender roles, race.
Write a poetry explication essay about two poems, “We Wear the Mask” By Paul Laurence Dunbar and “ Let America Be America Again” BY LANGSTON HUGHES , comparing and contrasting the meaning, mood, and methods in these poems.For example:Compare and contrast the meaning of poems on a similar theme such as death, war, love, gender roles, race etc.Compare and contrast the moods and the major methods in these poems.Do a close unfolding of the text to reveal how the poetic methods convey meaning and create mood. Make explicit what is implied by the language, such as the metaphors, imagery, connotation, diction, rhythms, and rhymes etc.To organize your comparison/contrast poetry explication essay:In the introduction, define of the meaning and mood of the poems and list the most significant methods.In the rest of the essay, closely unfold the methods to show how they convey the meaning and create mood.
