Claim Evidence
Analysis
Both ("name of the text") by (author) In the text, it states"
and ("name of text") by (author) (author's last name)
address (topic they have in common),
In ("name of text") the theme is The author writes"
and it is developed through (author's last name).
(poetic technique) and (poetic
technique)
This develops the theme by
This is significant because
This suggests/shows
It is important to notice
Example:
Both the Both "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Lord Alfred Tennyson and "Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night"
address death. In "Charge of the Light Brigade" the theme is to honor those who have died in battle, whether the battle
was lost or won, whether the battle was a mistake or not. The author has a tone of awe throughout the poem, which we
see when he writes" .". This tone and theme are also supported by the imagery in the poem--the images of a
fearsome battle. In the text, it states"
Dylan Thomas also discusses death in "DNGTGN", but from a different angle. The theme is to battle against death
The author's word choice supports the theme of a battle when he writes" " His refrain also supports this theme:
"These poems show the power of poetry to app