Analyze ONE poem in a clear essay, proving a single thesis

Your essay should be more than a page, with short quotes from the poem to support your explanations.

How to do this: first annotate the poem, looking for metaphors, symbols, tone, and all the other devices we’ve been learning. My recommended thesis is “The author uses devices like, , and _ to enhance a theme/message of ____. (this may be a five-paragraph essay but doesn’t have to be)

Another possible thesis is something like “the author uses imagery and symbolism of youth versus those of aging to show readers that life is short.”