Med.+17+and+I+am+a+Rock

Notes on comparison

I Not referring to Catholic Church -- Catholic is not capitalized -- in this case, catholic means universal. Med 17 not a poem - It's a meditation The author is Paul Simon, not Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Tone -- [|use words from list] - Should be words not phrases This has nothing to do with his marrying a young girl Do not use I believe or I think When you use quotation marks, you must use the exact words from the literary work.

Do not use you. //The tone of Meditation 17 is depressing, but it opens the mind and makes you think very hard about good life morals and values.// Change this to be //but it makes the reader think//
Do not use long direct quotes. Pull a phrase from the DQ and embed or blend it into your sentence. may have or should have -- not may of

Only use first paragraph to establish the setting and introduce one of the central images. //He has been very sick, and as he hears the bell tolling that indicates a member of the community is dying, he begins to meditate on the serious subjects of mankind's relationship to one another and to God.//

Direct quotes should be just a few words. Don't use complete sentences of direct quotation or multiple lines. Intro. 1. Paul Simon was author. Simon and Art Garfunkel performed it. 2.

Speaker: 1. The speaker is someone who is now vowing to never love again because "friendship causes pain." He is disdainful of "laughter and loving."

Tone: 1. You must give support. If the tone is serious, support it by quotations from the meditation. //This meditation begins with the tolling of a bell that signifies someone in the community is dying. This prompts Donne to address the serious subjects of how mankind should treat each other and develop a better relationship with God.// If you say it is sad, you have to support that statement. If the tone is lonely, use a direct quote. He says he "has no need of friendship." He has built a "fortress around himself."

ASSIGNMENT:

You are to write an essay comparing Paul Simon's "I am a Rock" to John Donne's "Meditation 17." Your essay should begin with an introductory sentence that includes the names of both works, authors and dates of publication. You are then to write a topic sentence or controlling idea that gives how they can be compared in the use of speaker, imagery, language style, tone and ideas. Then you will discuss at least three of these areas and support them with direct quotations from both works. These direct quotes should be no more than five or six words in length and embedded in your own sentences. See examples above. Your paper must end with a conclusion that discusses the appropriateness of each message for today's society. Your paper will be graded according to the rubric above. It is due March 17.