literary analysis of jimmy carter’s poem

Your Module 3: Beginner Poetry Analysis paper assignment is worth 25-points and should be at least 500 words.
Apply what you have learned about Writing about Literature and Writing about Poetry from the Writing a Literary Analysis module to Jimmy Carter’s poem from the Module 3: Beginner Poetry Analysis reading.

Preparation
Review the Writing a Literary Analysis module section on Writing about Literature for the following:

Title
Introduction
Body Paragraphs
Literary Present Tense
Conclusion
Basic Format
Review the Writing a Literary Analysis module section Writing about Poetry for the following:

Examine Title
Read & Listen
Know Terms
Writing a Poetry Paper
Remember to frequently quote from the work in your body paragraphs to help readers see, hear, and experience the author’s words. See how to properly intro, insert, and cite poetry in the Writing about Poetry section of the Writing a Literary Analysis module.

Since this is your first writing assignment, a work cited page is not required.

Carter’s Poem
“I Wanted to Share My Father’s World”
by Jimmy Carter
This is a pain I mostly hide,
but ties of blood, or seed, endure,
and even now I feel inside,
the hunger for his outstretched hand,
a man’s embrace to take me in,
the need for just a word of praise.

I despised the discipline
he used to shape what I should be,
not owning up that he might feel
his own pain when he punished me.
I didn’t show my need to him
since his response to an appeal
would not have meant as much to me,
or been as real.

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