Compose a 3-4 page essay in which you situate a poem within a broader scholarly context, and then present an interpretation of the poem. The essay will have two key components:

Before beginning this assignment, you will need to identify a poem that you will work with for this unit of our class. As you pick a poem, you will want to ensure that you can find scholarship related to your choice. From the UNC Library site, you may want to explore the guides related to English and Comparative Literature.

Once you have done some initial work to pick a poem with good scholarship related to it, conduct more extensive research so that you can produce a bibliography that meets the following requirements:

Use a video editor to create an interpretation and analysis of a poem. This assignment will differ from a typical poetry analysis activity in that the final results of your work will be delivered not as an academic essay but as a remixed, video version of the poem you are studying. 

To get a sense of these possibilities, you can check out some samples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmUHzz4JLpc

https://vimeo.com/208608002