Assignment:Write an academic essay of 1400-1800(5pages) words analyzing one to two poem(s) of your choice in light of one piece of literary criticism we have read in this class. A successful essay will present a compelling argument about the poet’s work, evaluating how it engages with your chosen theoretical frameworks and ideologies. In developing your essay, you might ask: How does my analysis of this poem overturn or illustrate the critical theory? What evidence expands or complicates the critical standpoint?To successfully complete this assignment, you will need to demonstrate your ability to engage with literary criticism as well as perform poetic analysis. You might begin with summarizing the theoretical piece and imagining how that critic would interpret your chosen poem. Rather than thoroughly cataloging each aspect of the poem, you might think about the broader connections or topics at hand. 
Remember, your task is not to summarize the poem, but to develop an argument that is significant (Why does my interpretation matter?) and is discursive (How does it engage with literary theory?) 
Thesis: Poe’s “Philosophy of Composition”+Eliots’s “Prufrock”While T.S. Eliot’s poems clearly extend beyond Poe’s ideal of 100 lines, Eliot’s careful formal construction and repetition in “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock” exemplify Poe’s argument for scientifically-precise poetics.