Revise the essay based on the feedback and suggestions you received from your instructor
The next step is to revisit the poem and gather any passages from it that will add to your essay (unless your essay already includes sufficient excerpts from the poem to substantiate your argument).
Review any feedback that you got about the introduction. Decide whether to revise the introduction based on that feedback from your instructor and/or new ideas you have had since you first wrote it. Then consider if the introduction will be strengthened by adding material from the textbook or from the poem, such as quotes, paraphrase, and/or summary. Remember that quoted material should never exceed 25% of the document. Make any changes that you wish.
After that, or if you do not wish to revise the introduction, copy and paste the next paragraph to your document and review it the same way you did the introduction. Do this with all paragraphs in the paper through the conclusion. As you work through this process, substantiate and reinforce (when necessary and appropriate) your argument at key junctures by including quotations and summaries.
Essay provides an introduction that explains the topic and draws the reader in.
Essay has a clear thesis that offers an interpretation of a key theme in the poem.
Essay provides supporting examples and quotations from the poem, with the quoted material constituting less than 25% of the paper.
Supporting examples are fully analyzed and explained. The link between the thesis and the evidence is clearly explained.
Ideas in the paper are ordered logically with appropriate topic sentences beginning each paragraph.
Essay has an effective conclusion that summarizes the paper and explains the significance of the thesis.
Essay is free or virtually free of grammatical, mechanical, and spelling errors.