"Travel" Directions: Write an argument defending a theme in the
poem, “Travel”. Make sure to give a reason for the theme
and evidence from the poem as support. Then explain the
evidence.
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Writing about poetry can be one of the most demanding tasks that many students face in a literature class. Poetry, by its very nature, makes demands on a writer who attempts to analyze it that other forms of literature do not. So how can you write a clear, confident, well-supported essay about poetry? This handout offers answers to some common questions about writing about poetry

pulling in the reader is important