Writing an Intro...

Your introduction should...

• be 2 complex sentances. 3 at most.
• focus on the question,
• the ways language shows *question*,
• contextualise the poem, (main poem if comparison essay)

For example,

Discuss how Rossetti portrays men in "Maude Clare" and other poems.

1st sentance =      
Maude Clare is a poem in which a women confronts and embarrasses her ex-lover on his wedding day, taking away his power.
             
 -Then illustrate the ways in which the poet does this. (which is what the essay will focus on)...

2nd (and possibily 3rd) sentance =
Rossetti presents the male character as weak and unconvincingly powerful by giving him minimal or broken dialogue. The lack of direct adresss ,when he is spoken to by other characters and by the narrator, also reinforces the suggestion that he is feeble and unworthy.

REMEMBER: The first time you introduce a new poem for comparison, contextualise it like you did with the 1st.

Ext. Write a sentance contextualising each poem within the anthology.