American Literature Critical Analysis
American Literature Critical Analysis
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write a critical analysis of one of the works listed below. Examples of possible approaches are: Formalist Criticism, Biographical Criticism, Historical Criticism,
Gender Criticism, Psychological Criticism, Sociological Criticism, Mythological Criticism, Reader-Response Criticism, and Deconstructionist Criticism. Be sure that you
have isolated a strong and debatable thesis on which to build the essay.
The reader already knows the story; you are to offer him a new perspective based on your observations. Since the reader is familiar with the story, summary is
unnecessary. Rather than tell him what happened, tell him what specific portions of the story support your thesis. Simply pointing out the differences is not analysis.
Toward that end, you may want to focus on a specific element of the stories.
The paper should be formatted in MLA style, including double spacing throughout. Please use a minimum of 3 sources, ensuring they are properly cited both in the text
and on a separate works cited page. This essay should be written in third person. Please avoid both first person (I, we, our, etc.) and second person (you, your).
Please be sure to use Times New Roman font with 12-point type with one-inch margins all the way around your paper. All paragraph indentations should be indented five
spaces (use the tab key) from the left margin. The paper also needs to be left justified. When quoting lines in literature, please research the proper way to cite
short stories, plays, or poems. Please ensure you only use scholarly, peer-reviewed sources and ensure they’re properly cited.
1. Emily Dickinson," I'm Nobody! Who Are You?"
2. Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
3. Walt Whitman, "A Noiseless Patient Spider"
4. Mark Twain, "War Prayer"
5. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper"
6. Robert Frost: "Mending Wall"
7. Edwin Arlington Robinson, "Richard Cory"
8. Edwin Arlington Robinson, "Miniver Cheevy"