“419” v. “Acquainted”
I. Intro: thesis statement, authors, titles
II. Both authors use darkness/night as a metaphor for thought, for searching for answers: Frost
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
III. Both authors use darkness/night as a metaphor for thought, for searching for answers: Dickinson
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
IV. Frost sees the night as offering no answers. His speaker is frustrated.
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
V. Dickinson marvels out how we can find answers in the dark. Her speaker is impressed
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
VI. Conclusion
“The Whipping”
I. Intro: thesis statement, author, title
II. The speaker watches the whipping and the boy cannot escape: diction
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
III. After the first turn: the speaker remembers his own beating: imagery
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
IV. Back to present: repetition
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
V. Cycle of Abuse
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
VII. Conclusion
"The Myth of Music"
I. Intro: thesis statement, author, title
II. The definition of family: this one moment before the speaker’s mother leaves
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
III. The father’s love fills the void created by the mother’s absence
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
IV. This poem is the poet’s song to her father
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)
V. Conclusion theme: what is the myth of music? What does music give to her?
a. Topic sentence
b. Context of the quotation
c. Quotation (optional)
d. Reflection/analysis (several sentences)