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Dylan Thomas "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night"

Emily Dickinson "Because I could not Stop for Death"

Yusef Komunyakaa "Blackberries"

Pat Mora "Legal Alien"

W.H. Auden "Funeral Blues"

Provide a unifying title for this project followed by a few sentences that support the message, argument, or theme that you see emerge from these readings as a whole. Think of this as a statement that is true for each of the poems. You will find that this becomes your thesis statement for the paper.

Gut Reactions to the works: This section is not about facts, objective analysis or even interpreting the abstract. This is all about the first impression after you spend time with the work and re-read again.

Connection: What connects the works? Content: common denominators that link the works together?

Writing styles of the authors and stylistic qualities (hint: formalist analysis)

What did you find profound, difficult to accept, ironic, shocking, or generally challenging about the works? This can be about content or form. What surprised you?

What do these readings remind you of? Which movies? Visual art? Music? Other literary works? What do you associate with these readings?

What else have you personally read, seen, or heard that relates to these readings? Be selective - think outside the box here.

Which of the readings was best - and WHY?