Question

How should I begin my first paragraph when I'm trying to interpret a poem? The poem is Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost.Thanks

Answer 1

<b>DON'T start any paper's first draft by writing the introduction!</b> How can you introduce a paper that you haven't written yet?

Follow the writing process, whether you're writing for science, history, English, or whatever:

<u>Prewriting</u>: brainstorm, research, plan, outline, thesis statement

<u>Writing</u>: write first draft by starting with section II of your outline; write introduction after the body of the paper is written; write the conclusion last.

<u>Polishing</u>: revise, concentrating first on the body of the paper, then the intro, then the concl (revision = making sure ideas are logical and sequential and support your thesis); proofread (spelling, grammar, usage, etc.)

Do you have a thesis yet? Have you done your brainstorming (and maybe research) yet? Have you written an outline?

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/catalogue.html#org
from http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/catalogue.html

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Check in the Essay & Research Paper Level.

Let us know.

Answer 2

And here are some sites to help with writing about poetry:

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/poetry-explication.html

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

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/literature.htm