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Wislawa Szymborska

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Listening to my own sensual voice, I seemed to convey a very strong knowledge of the poem, “Hunger Camp at Jaslo” by Wislawa Szymborska. I extracted the meaning of the poem and supported my assumption strongly with examples of literary technique throughout the poem. I scored myself in Criterion A, knowledge and understanding of the poem, with a 5. In terms of Criterion B, appreciation of the writer’s choices, I brought forth a wide range of literary device examples ranging from alliteration and repetition, to metaphor and diction. I awarded myself with a score of 4 in this category as although my examples were plentiful and supportable there was certainly more room for analysis. In Criterion C, organization and presentation of the commentary, I believe I left the most room for improvement while although I structured my arguments well and delivered a clear and concise message there were …show more content…

In Criterion D, knowledge and understanding of the work used in the discussion, I felt I conveyed excellent knowledge of Art Spiegelman’s Maus, I cited the unique symbols and used specific examples of both major and minor characters to explain how symbols connected to the overall theme of the graphic novel. Consequentially, I awarded myself with a score of 5 in this category. For Criterion E, response to the discussion questions, I felt that the questions themselves could have been stronger and the limited time may have given me some issues in terms of response strength, as a result I had a brief response that although strong, was certainly too brief. I awarded myself with a score of 4 in this category. In the last, and perhaps most academically relevant category Criterion F, language, I used very concise and academic diction as well as a varying sentence structure and tone when appropriate. I think this one of my stronger categories, as a result I awarded myself with a score of

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