Check all of the boxes that apply to your writing. My thesis is clear and establishes the common theme around which I compare and contrast the two works. My ideas are clear and supported with evidence from the poem and the short story. I have analyzed and referred to literary devices where appropriate. My essay is organized with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. I include transitions where appropriate. My writing has a good flow.

This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. a musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over central africa and of allegiance to islam.the drum had come to khartoum at a critical moment in sudanese history. in an audio version, stressing the word "branding" would do what for the listener? emphasize the word's importance and the idea that followsadd emphasis to the following sentencesignal that something important has just been repeatedadd emphasis to the preceding sentence