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7. Kinnell uses words that reveal the connection between blackberries and words. He says, . . . like strength or squinched.
Kinnell uses words that reveal the connection between blackberries and words. His use of strength and more particularly, squinched mirror the action of one s mouth as he both chews a berry, and chews on and eventually pronounces, just the right word.
How about some Do s? 1. Do place all commas inside of quotation marks (i.e. blah, blah, blah, ) 2. Do cite line numbers when referring to poetry, page numbers for prose. There is no need to internally cite the poet s name if it is already clear in the surrounding context who you are writing about. 3. Do complete your analysis. Don t fall into the trap of positing a thesis or argument, setting it up, but then not actually getting to the analysis. 4. Get to the point. No introductions needed. 5. Put quotation marks around words used as words. 6. Use textual evidence. A lot of it. Maybe even too much of it.