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Writing a Literary Analysis Essay about Poetry

Question 4 • VT-SAT-Reading and Writing

Read the paragraph.(1) Wordsworth believed that poetry should include emotional experiences, and his poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" includes several of these experiences. (2) Furthermore, the speaker encounters a field of daffodils that he describes as "jocund company." (3) Later, as the speaker reflects on seeing the cheerful daffodils, he says the memory gives him great joy. (4) The speaker realizes that the memory of the flowers provides a more powerful emotional experience than the experience itself did.

Answer
A
"Finally" should be added to the beginning of sentence 1.
B
In sentence 2, "furthermore" should be changed to "specifically."
C
In sentence 3, "later" should be changed to "therefore."
D
"Moreover" should be added to the beginning of sentence 4.

Explanation

Sentence 1 makes a general statement about Wordsworth’s poetry, and sentence 2 gives a specific example from the poem: the speaker’s encounter with the daffodils. “Specifically” clearly signals that example, while “furthermore” mainly adds another point. “Later” in sentence 3 correctly shows when the reflection occurs.

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