Choose one of the following quotes and explain how you relate to its meaning.
You will write a 2-3 page paper (typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, introduction/body/conclusion) responding to the following prompt.
The essay should be 50% of the prompt you choose and 50% of personal experiences related to the same prompt.
Choose one of the following quotes and explain how you relate to its meaning.
“Some say the world will end in fire,/Some say in ice” — “Fire and Ice”
“Do not go gentle into that good night./Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
“Because I could not stop for Death–/He kindly stopped for me–“
“Time held me green and dying/Though I sang in my chains like the sea” –“Fern Hill”
“First—Chill—then Stupor—then the letting go—“ –“After great pain…”
“Little lamb, God bless thee!”—“The Lamb”
“Did he who make the Lamb make thee?”—“The Tyger”
“I stare at the crucifix that hangs on the cabin wall…and for the first time in my life I wonder if it is no more than an empty symbol.”–“The Star”
You should present your ideas with an introduction and conclusion with 2-3 body paragraphs in between. Explain the quote’s relevance to the work from which it comes AND its impact on you.
