English and Literature MLA

Poetry Literary

The poem you will be writing about is  Divorce by: Billy Collins. Identify its major theme.  Create a thesis statement that uses three dominant literary devices and the theme.  For instance: Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “We Real Cool” uses repetition, simple diction, and alliteration to support the theme of the tragic, brief lives of young people who have lost hope.  Next, write a paragraph for each literary device, using evidence from the poem as support.  Write an introduction and conclusion.  Your submission should follow essay form, be edited with care and it should be 700-800 words.  In a MLA  Cited and Essay form.