Poem (The Vacuum)
\nPaper details:<\/p>\n
I) a captivating introduction paragraph that clearly states the essay\u2019s main idea in a thesis statement and mentions the author\u2019s name and the title of the work;<\/p>\n
II) several unified, focused, and coherent body paragraphs that develop and support the thesis statement with plenty of specific quotes, examples, and details from the text and with insightful analysis and critical thinking;<\/p>\n
III) a thoughtful and insightful conclusion that restates the thesis and gives the paper a sense of completion.<\/p>\n
The essay should follow the guidelines and rules for writing a standard college essay. Papers should be revised and edited, and they should adhere to the standards of MLA style. Any references to the poem should be cited using MLA format, and the poem and textbook should be cited using MLA format on a works cited page at the end of the paper.<\/p>\n
Essay Guidelines<\/p>\n
Essays should be typed in MLA Format.
\nEssays should be 750-1000 words (approximately 3-4 pages) in length. Papers that do not meet the minimum word length requirement will automatically earn a failing grade.
\nNo secondary sources are required, but if students do use secondary sources, they should make sure the sources are considered scholarly. Points will be deducted from essays that refer to works that are not considered scholarly (Wikipedia, SparkNotes, blogs, Book Rags, et c.).
\nAny references to the poem or other sources should be cited according to MLA Format within the paper.
\nAny sources used (including the primary text or the poem you are writing about) should be listed on a Works Cited page according to MLA Format.
\nThe Poem to be used is this:The Vacuum by Howard Nemrov<\/p>\n
The house is so quiet now
\nThe vacuum cleaner sulks in the corner closet,
\nIts bag limp as a stopped lung, its mouth
\nGrinning into the floor, maybe at my
\nSlovenly life, my dog-dead youth.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve lived this way long enough,
\nBut when my old woman died her soul
\nWent into that vacuum cleaner, and I can\u2019t bear
\nTo see the bag swell like a belly, eating the dust
\nAnd the woolen mice, and begin to howl<\/p>\n
Because there is old filth everywhere
\nShe used to crawl, in the corner and under the stair.
\nI know now how life is cheap as dirt,
\nAnd still the hungry, angry heart
\nHangs on and howls, biting at air.<\/p>\n
(Please use attached essay outline as a guide for writing the paper)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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