Keep the focus on your subject matter. Many of you have shifted focus sometimes away from the text, or you attempt to make universal points without attaching them to the pieces themselves. Try and make your universal points within claims about the author and their work, starting sentences with subjects like...
The author [Replace with full name/last name] seems most interested in exploring ...
The poet ...
The critic...
The sociologist...
According to the study, _____ [verb] ...
The poet twists expectations for...
The writer cleverly ... by...
The speaker wishes...
The speaker withholds ..
[writer's] first goal
The writer uses [enjambment] to [emphasize]
The writer emphasizes [economic class] through...[violent metaphors involving ...]
The speaker defies expectations by/in/when...
The speakers reinforce [the theme] ...
Writing about multiple texts...making your Research Essay Claims Large...before supporting a larger reading of the author's work, start your major point paragraphs with discussion of the poet's work "as a whole":
In each poem [piece, work],...
In many of [author's] works...
While "..." demonstrates..., "..." [and "..." ] exemplify....
[Author's] poetry explores/subverts/criticizes/mocks/satirizes...
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