The assignment is attached I need to know what passage you`re going to select promptly?

Close Reading Paper

Acceptable texts (available on Canvas)

Anna Letitla Barbauld, "Epistle to William Wilberforce, Esq.. on the R«|ection of the

Bill Abolishing the Slave Trade" William Blake, "Holy Thursday"

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "As some vast Tropic tree, itself a wood (fragment)" |ohn Keats, "To Autumn"

Percy Bysshe Shelley, "And like a Dying Lady, Lean and Pale"

Percy Bysshe Shelley, "To —"

William Wordsworth, "The world is too much with us"

Assignment:

For this paper, you will select no more than 10 consecutive lines for a close reading. Your reading should be an interpretation of—in other words, an argument about— that specific passage. What does this passage say or do? And how does it say or do it? A successful argument will have a thesis statement, which lays out a claim (about a theme, a character, a situation, etc.) you will prove in your reading. The claim you make in your thesis must be open to debate and your task is to support this claim with specific textual evidence and thoughtful analysis. Do not do any outside research for this paper; the point is to show your attentiveness to the literary language you have selected. This should be your own interpretation backed up solely by the words on the page.

Select your passage with an idea in mind (understanding that your idea might change as you look at the text). For instance, you might want to talk about gender relations or perhaps how character X`s perception of him/herself is different than other characters` perceptions of character X. Find a passage that touches on your idea. Then study the passage closely and refine your thesis to make it more specific to the passage.

Start thinking about your passage and what you might write about it immediately. You must get approval for your thesis/idea from me via email or by coming to office hours no later than Monday, Feb. 17 so you have enough time to write a thoughtful paper.