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POEMS BY ADRIENNE RICH ” Storm Warnings “
In approximately 3 pages, discus a detail or a passage that illuminates the whole of one poem from a poem. Analyze the detail or passage and explain its significance in relation to the meaning of the poem as a whole. You might focus on a symbol, or the rhythm, or rhyme scheme, for instance, showing how that element shapes the poem’s larger meaning. Use relevant supplementary material also support your argument. And you can use secondary sources.
Remember:
1) ground your observations in careful reading of the text,
2) organize your remarks around a debatable thesis,