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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Develop Thesis Poetry

Study Develop Thesis Poetry in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Find and correct the thesis flaw: "This poem is about love and nature."

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ANSWER

Add a specific claim about what the poem argues and how it conveys it. Needs interpretation: how the poem uses love/nature to argue something specific.

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AP English Literature and Composition: Poetry

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Read the poem below. "How to Hold a Sparrow" First, pretend your hands are not hands but weather. Cup the air gently until it agrees to stay. Do not look it in the eye. A sparrow knows the mathematics of panic and will solve for escape. My brother learned this behind the garage, where our father kept his quiet anger in tools. When the bird finally stilled, we mistook that for trust. Later, the feathers on the ground looked like commas— pauses we should have taken. Which thesis best offers an arguable interpretation of the poem's extended instructions?
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