Literature
In a four to five page essay, discuss how Loynaz uses the power and/or suffering of solitude to connect to, shape, and illuminate her ideas regarding introspection, love, the human condition, death, time, God, or some other significant theme you find. Provide precise textual analysis using at minimum one poem or up to a maximum of three poems that hold a similar theme.
In your discussion, you may want to quote or paraphrase directly from the poem. If you do so, please use MLA format. Also, follow these guidelines to build your arguments.
• Make certain that your thesis states the topic and asserts something specific and significant about it. Underline the thesis, which should be the last sentence in your introductory paragraph.
• Your topic sentences should point backward in that they prove part of the thesis, and they should also point forward in that they are a predictor of what will be discussed in particular paragraphs.
• Check for logical coherence in your paper. Link your ideas together by using themes, transitions, and/or inserting phrases or subordinate clauses when appropriate.
• Your conclusion should drive home the main idea of the essay and summarize key concepts that you want your reader to take away from your essay.
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