Write an essay in which you analyze the use of the various elements of poetry in the development of a theme in a poem.

The Oven Bird by Robert Frost

The Assignment: Write an essay in which you analyze the use of the various elements of poetry in the development of a theme in a poem.

The essay should describe how the author used some of the elements of the poetry discussed in this course , to build the theme of their poem. Your discussion of each element should point clearly back to the poem’s theme. A basic outline for this essay would look like this:

I. Introduction
a. Short synopsis of the poem
b. A brief discussion of the primary theme of the poem
c. A thesis statement (i.e. The author built the theme of church corruption in Napoleonic France through the use of startling imagery, concrete language patterns, and unusual rhyme patterns.
II. Symbolism
a. How the symbolism helped build the theme of the story
III. Language Patterns
a. How language patterns helped build the theme of the story
IV. Form
a. How the form of the poem or rhyme patterns helped build the theme of the story
V. Conclusion

Note: The subtopics

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