Write a definition essay (MLA Format)

Hints about writing an intro. for a discussion of poetry:

1. Tell the readers that poetry is a genre that conveys emotion.

2. It uses fewer words than other genres.

3. It concerns itself with personal feelings about a subject.

4. Different sexes will relate material in a different fashion.

5. Provide a thesis for this assignment that deals with our two poems, its two authors, and its different treatment of subject matter that reflect a difference in gender and the handling of emotion.

MASCULINE ELEMENTS: MALE POET

1. War involved setting

2. Style that is direct, to-the-point, sparse

3. Short three and two line stanzas, adds to the pace of the poem

4. Males treat females as fragile, protective of them

5. Male relating to mother over father

FEMININE ELEMENTS: FEMALE POET

1. Folding clothes as the focus

2. Style this is descriptive and emotional

3. Shows control in her thoughts; passive in actions

4. Longer poem yet shorter stanzs

5. Stanzas could denote piles of clothes, consistent lengths