Though the literary essay may not feel as "creative" as a story or a poem, it does provide some very useful tools to help us progress as creative writers. For this semester, we'll be writing five-page essays to be turned in with the final portfolio on the last day of class. For your essay, please choose either a story or poem(s) from the Winter 2011 Hopkins Review.
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Showing posts with label Hopkins Review. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Links to Literary Terms
I had a very good question today about how to know which terms to identify. Given the snow, we haven't gone over as many of the literary terms and techniques as I would have liked, so I've included a list here of useful websites for literary terms. As the semester progresses, I will focus in on the literary terms which I find the most important, but you may discover that additional terms are needed to describe the works from The Hopkins Review.
Hopkins Review Essay: Evaluating Poetry
The Hopkins Review essays mark an important departure in the course from our regular focus on writing creatively. Although the essays may require more research than the poems you've submitted thus far and a bit of a closer analysis than our in-class readings, they should be something to worry you. I grade the essays on a relatively simple rubric - by following the rubric and the simple tips, you will be able to write a quality essay which reveals important aspects of both the work evaluated and poetry in general.
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