* 6 body paragraphs, introduction and conclusion
* Integrated response
* Find elements to compare and contrast
Introduction
* Introduce topic (poetry across time, been around for centuries)
* Introduce poem, poets, ages of the poems, and connecting themes
* Explain how both poems have dealt with the theme of love and explain their differences.
* Explain what you will focus on.
Body Paragraph 1
* Why sonnets were written.
* Topic sentence that establishes ideas and themes. (1 idea/paragraph)
* Introduce historical context of poem and how love was dealt with this historical context.
Body Paragraph 2
* Introduce historical context of poem 2 (era of poem etc.)
* Compare context of poem 1 to poem 2.
Body Paragraph 3
* Structure of poem (rhyming pattern etc.) and how love could influence this
Body Paragraph 4
* Structure of poem 2 etc.
* Compare to poem 1.
Body Paragraph 5
* Introduce ideas about love and techniques poet has used.
* How poet uses imagery and techniques to create mood, represent ideas, suggest characters, create setting etc.
* How poetic device, alliteration, assonance etc, are used for particular effect.
Body Paragraph 6
* Introduce ideas for poem 2 etc.
* Compare ideas and techniques from poem 1 and 2.
* Use quotes etc.
Body Paragraph 7
* Describe how particular aspects of language reflect society in which the poem was written in terms of the context.
* Quotes, explanations etc.
Body Paragraph 8
* Describe aspects of language etc. in second poem.
* Compare to poem 1.
Conclusion
* Sum up all ideas
* Do not rewrite introduction
* Suggest how the structure reflects topics and how it is reflected by the tome period.
* Make sure you explain techniques and give examples to how it shapes meaning for the audience.
* Suggest how the structure shapes meaning and love.