Homework Help: english lit

Posted by m on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 9:33am.

I am writing a paper on "On the Amtrak from boston to new york city" by sherman alexie. I need to detail how the poet used literary conventions and poetic devices such as meter, imagery, and symbolism to communicate the meaning of the poem. I have the imagery and symbolism parts but don't know about meter. I am not 100% confident on this part but way blown away on how it applies to the poem.

english lit - SraJMcGin, Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 9:41am
Try some of the following links for information:

http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGdVl1nLZOcnAAXrtXNyoA?ei=UTF-8&fr=mcafee&p=Sherman+Alexie+On+the+amtrak+from+Boston+to+New+Yori+City&SpellState=&fr2=sp-top

Sra
English lit - Writeacher, Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 9:49am
This is a good for learning about meter and rhythm:
http://www.uncg.edu/~htkirbys/meters.htm

And these are good sites for making sure you have read/reread the poem you're working on and then know how to write about it:
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/ReadingPoetry.html#top

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/specific-writing-assignments/poetry-explications

http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/markport/best/study/poetry.htm

If you want further help, be sure to let us know what you DO HAVE (and not in generalities) so no one wastes time. I cannot guess what you already have.

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