In a secular world that devalues those who make time to listen to themselves, in a society that tends to equate a need for solitude with laziness, inactivity, and non productiveness, many people have lost possession of what Emil Dickinson has called the “appetite for solitude.”

In a secular world that devalues those who make time to listen to themselves, in a society that tends to equate a need for solitude with laziness, inactivity, and non productiveness, many people have lost possession of what Emil Dickinson has called the “appetite for solitude.” As people grow older and their lives become steadily more hectic and fragmented, they find themselves caught up in a race against time with no time for themselves. Construct a (minimum) five-paragraph essay in which you argue for the value of reading poetry in such a time of ever-growing noise, frantic lives, and distractions.

Opening paragraph (about 100-150 words): Hook to catch the reader’s attention, discussion of why your approach is important, and three-part thesis statement.
Three to five body paragraphs (each about 250 words minimum): Each topic sentence corresponding to one part of the thesis statement along with discussion to prove your claim and supported by textual evidence as well as sound reasoning, concluding with a sentence that ties the paragraph together.
Concluding paragraph (about 100-150 words): Re-statement of your thesis, answer the question, “So what?” (that is, now that you have proven your case, why should we as readers care?), and recommendations to the reader (what might the reader do with what you have proven?).
Rubric: clear structure, accurate language, logic, sufficient support to prove your claims, correct spelling, proper grammar and punctuation, focus (stay on topic).
You may write in first person (I) or first-person plural (we/our/us). Watch for tense consistency. Give a title to your essay that connects clearly with your thesis statement.
Whenever you quote from a poem, be sure to provide the poet’s last name as well as the line number(s) in parentheses after the quote (use double quotes [“–“] throughout).
Proofread carefully. Listen to your sentences: remember that we write with our ear (reading aloud what you have written in draft helps with this).No research is required, but if you do draw from other sources be sure to document (MLA format) all of these within the body of your essay and include a works cited page at the end.

Material to use as evidence: “When I Consider How My Light Is Seen”, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

Thesis?: Poetry makes you aware of your own environment , poetry can give you insight of your own mental health – something along those lines

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