“Death Be Not Proud” John Donne, page 1092
Purpose: This assignment provides you the opportunity of closely examining the language of a poem and offering your interpretation of that poem.
Assessment: You will be graded on how well discuss the poetic elements in your chosen poem to support your interpretation of the poem’s meaning.
Discuss how this theme is developed or explored throughout the poem. Refer to the literary elements that we have discussed throughout the semester that support the theme you have discovered.
You should not research this poem. You do not need to quote outside sources. Perform a close reading on the text to discover meaning found in the poem. You should develop a thesis statement based on your interpretation and support that thesis statement by discussing the literary elements found in the poem.
1-inch margins-top, bottom, left, right
Double-spaced (no extra spacing before/after title or between paragraphs)
Four-line heading, upper left, first page (See Handbook for specifics)
Center title after four-line heading (NO separate title page)
Header of last name and page number, upper right, every page.
In-text parenthetical citations (for quotes from poem)
Works Cited page (you should have only the poem listed in your Works Cited)