I need to know how to write a good critical essay and also how to understand poetry.?
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Hi! Maybe this would help. Try this. www.tntstone.com/amlit1/writing.htm
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Poetry is good.\n\nPoetry by Walt Whitman is good.\n\nThis reply to "your letter" is good.\n\nAny discussion about the meaning and intent of a poem's author is good. It would also be good to try to write a similar poem.\n\nWhat is it you are really asking? Are you the author of "your letter" or this reply?
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Read the texts that you have to write on. Then read it again. Underline the main points. Take out 3 to 5 ideas that you disagree with and 3-5 points that that you agree with. Thensit down and write. If it is posible, write down how these ideas apply "now and here".
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You don't have to search this kind of stuff out.  Good writing exists everywhere.  Open a magazine, go to the library, read something for pleasure.  Writing takes many forms, you just need to look for it.  \n\nIf you know what specifically is your problem as a writer I could suggest readings, but because you're pretty vague (which may be your problem) I say just read anything you can get your hands on.\n\nIf you're going to be taking a writing class or you have taken a writing class your text book will probably have short essays to read or tips on making your writing stronger.\n\nOne place I recommend my students check out is Purdue's Online Writing Lab (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/).  It is one of the best website out there and you can find really helpful readings about making your writing stronger.  \n\nGood luck!
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read often...that's about all you can do.  Just when you read, try and read lots of different things.  Newspapers, books, journals, magizines.  Editorials, factual articles, poetry, passages and short stories.  And when you get done reading something.  Go back, and ask yourself, why did I read this, what was the point?...\nIf you're reading something factual, try and pull out facts.  Get a pencil and mark up the facts or try and make a distinction between the writer's words and the facts.  If your reading something like poetry or a short story, obviously don't look for facts, but rather try and pull a meaning out of every sentence, every paragraph, every stanza, etc...start small, and build up.  You'll see how an author can build something so complex.  (makes it easier to tear apart when you're doing your critical reading.)
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You could include in your essay at least a little respect for the language that you are writing in. For me it is about finding the best or most appropriate word to describe the circumstance without resorting to an expletive or taking the language into the gutter. You could start by rephrasing your request for help. A simple “please help me,” as I have shown a total disregard to my teacher asked me to write an article on respect as an atonement for it. In the end, it will be meaningless, if you ask someone else to do the work for you. You can only move forward as a human being if you learn to respect those who have done so much to educate you. From the person who cleans the classroom, to the head of the school or college you should treat all people with kindness and respect. It is for you to learn how to be the best human being that you can. One day you will be an adult and I hope that you will have tried to put this into practice or your world will be a very shallow place. This is only about two hundred words, but you know the reasons why you are to write the piece. I hope that you will undertake it in the right spirit.
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A good article review requires careful reading, critical thinking, and clear, well-organized writing. \n\nBelow is a link to a small series of guidelines which may help.
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I still rely on one single thing to help me write the best possible essay I can . . . an outline. See, the problem with most essays is that the content is disorganized. You may have great ideas and facts that you want to write about, but somewhere during the writing process you start mixing them up. Suddenly your perfect paper sounds all wrong and you want to scream! I've found that the best papers I've ever written (meaning my A papers) have all started with a good, solid outline. Once you have an outline down, your paper writes itself. Your thoughts are organized and the teacher can understand your main point (which is your thesis) and how you supported that point. A focused paper is the key to writing a good essay. Here's the format for the outline I usually follow:\n\nI. Topic / Title\n\nII. Introduction of Essay\nA. Write a few sentences that lead into the main point of your essay\nB. End the paragraph with your thesis statement (3 main points you are going to support)\n     1. First point in thesis\n     2. Second point in thesis\n     3. Third point in thesis\n\nIII. Body of Essay\nA. Topic One - First Point in Thesis\n     1. Support your point with either quotations or solid evidence\n     2. Have at least five sentences\nB. Topic Two - Second Point in Thesis\n     1. Support your point with either quotations or solid evidence\n     2. Have at least five sentences\nC. Topic Three - Third Point in Thesis\n     1. Support your point with either quotations or solid evidence\n     2. Have at least five sentences\n\nIV. Conclusion\nA. Write a few sentences summarizing your essay\nB. Restate your thesis and how you proved your point\n\nOnce you fill in the blanks to this outline with your topic and information, the rest is easy! Make sure to check your spelling and punctuation, and then you're good to go!
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS\n\nThe purpose for writing a critique is to evaluate somebody's work (a book, an essay, a movie, a painting...) in order to increase the reader's understanding of it. \n\nA critical analysis is subjective writing because it expresses the writer's opinion or evaluation of a text. Analysis means to break down and study the parts. Writing a critical paper requires two steps: critical reading and critical writing.\n\nhttp://www2.selu.edu/Academics/Faculty/elejeune/critique.htm\n\nhttp://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html\n\nhttp://www.bcc.ctc.edu/writinglab/CriticalAnalysis.html\n\nhttp://users.utu.fi/bredelli/cda.html\n\nCRITICAL ANALYSIS\n\nIf your instructor has asked you to write a critical analysis for class, you probably have some questions. Let’s discuss first what a critical analysis is not. A critical analysis is not\n\nhttp://www.stlcc.cc.mo.us/mc/support/cwc/fpages/Critical_Analysis.html\n\nBasic Structure\n\nhttp://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/\n\nGood luck.\n\nKev, Liverpool, England.
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you can go on netpoets.com they have some good poems on there and I have a couple on there also
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If you want to be a good poet, you will have to consider several abilities as mentioned below.\n1) Identification ability of a  good poem,\n2) Knowledge of poem making techniques,\n3) Broad experience on reading good poems.\n4) Creative mind,\n5) Good knowledge of the language,\n6) vision.\nare some of important factors to be consedered when making a good poem.
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When you are writing an essay, pay much attention for the following matters because they are very important to an essay.\n\n1) To create a good essay, the writer should read widely and practice to write essays regularly.\n \n2) What is intended in any essay is your individual impression of the subject rather than what others may think about it.\n \n3) A little individuality is very essential to a essay.\n\n4) Writer must express what he knows clearly and try to capture the attention of the reader.\n\n5) When you attempt to create an essay, you should draw your attention on the following matters carefully.\n\n 1) Choice of the subject.\n2) Outline( planning)\n3) Models\n4) writing
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Sucess is getting where you want to be in life, where you are satisfied with your job, your life, your family, and yourself. That is considered. In your essay, refer to Emily Dickenson's poem\nSucess is Counted Sweetest\nThis will help your essay alot it is a great poems and it talks about exactly what you need.\nGood Luck!\n-Rocky
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practice insanely.  read alot of old poetry for inspiration -- you dont' want to sound like everyone else do ya? \n\nRead Byron, Oscar Wilde, Elizabeth Barret Browning, T.S. Elliot, Walt Whitman, and Shelley.  They'll inspire you, and help you learn words that rhyme that you would never have thought of... (some of the words are only in unabridged dictionaries anymore).
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Please provide me with more specific details. Essays can be catergorised into 4: Descriptive, narrative, argumentative and discursive. Primarily, find out what type of essay you are expected to write.\n\nConsidering the topic you have been given, you will probably be asked to write either a descriptive or a narrative essay.\n\nOnce you provide me with more concrete details on your assignment, all I can do is give you ideas. I CANNOT write out an essay for you. Yahoo! Answers is not an amazingly easy way to get your homework done.\n\n-Natalie
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You should write your own essays.  Ask for specific information that you can integrate into your essay.