Sensory Experience

Question 1

Write an essay to describe the meaning in Shakespeare’s Sonnet

1. The thesis statement should state the theme of the poem.

2. Find three main ideas that work together to create the theme. These main ideas will become the topic sentences of your body paragraphs.

3. In the body of your essay, use at least one example from (a) and at least two examples from (b):a. devices of sound/music: how rhyme, meter, alliteration and/or assonance add force to the meaning of the word sb. devices of language: imagery– how word(s) that refer to sensory experience create meaning figures of speech– how simile, metaphor, personification symbol—an object that suggests further meaning in addition to itself tone —the speaker’s attitude (an emotion word)

Question 2
For your final essay, the ecological impact essay, you will be gathering and analyzing context that relates to the authors, and their texts. Any modern context is acceptable as long as it can be referenced using MLA format.

In preparation for the next essay, your task will be to create an annotated bibliography with Five Entries.

Each entry must be MLA formatted and annotated appropriately.

ANNOTATIONS SHOULD BE 2 to 3 sentences long.