Poetry Dissertations

Poetry Dissertation - Help # 1

What factors to consider in a poem to write a “2:1 Standard” poetry dissertation??

Voice (Is the speaker in the poem clearly established?)

Form (Does the poem’s shape–line-length, rhyme, etc.--contribute to the poem’s effectiveness?)

Imagery (Do the poem’s images effectively and allusively convey its subject?
Subject (Is the occasion of the poem clear? Does the poem adequately address its subject?

Mood (Do the poem’s voice, images, and subject matter clearly establish a mood?)

Theme (Is the poem’s purpose subtle but clear?)

Language (Is the writing evocative or compelling? Is the writing capable–i.e. mechanically and syntactically correct?)

Poetry dissertation - Help # 2

How To Write a Poetry dissertation That Guarantees 100% Chance of Approval!

Sections to include in your Poetry dissertation Proposal

• Introduction which should clearly state the problem related to your area of research and give the answer of its cause being significant. Mention the intended research questions to be answered in your Poetry dissertation with prelude hypothesis…
• A Discussion or Literature Review that compliments the research problem related to your subject matter in the context of current arguments and research. What are the key unanswered questions and how do you prepare to respond them?
• An Approach section that presents the sources, methods and procedures required to be known. What you need to know to write your Poetry dissertation and how are going to find it?
• An outline of chapters which breaks your Poetry dissertation project down to the manageable sections.

• A preliminary Bibliography, including all materials reviewed in the Discussion/Literature Review section.

Tips To Writing a Successful Poetry dissertation

1. Know the area (Poetry)
   
   
   1. Research, Read and Understand… Research, Read and Understand
   2. Note down the significant points that you read in your own words.
   3. Use online search engines to find out more about your subject.
2. Go outside your area
   
   
   1. Read other works on Poetry Dissertation
   2. Analyze the points that differs a good and a bad Poetry Dissertation.
   3. Read how and what others have to say about their area of subject
      
3. Pay attention to methods, analyses, motivations, applications
   
   
   1. We did this because …
   2. This work can be applied to …
      
4. Tree-in; tree-out
   
   
   1. Examine the paper citations, and ISI Citation Index
   2. Contrast your interpretation of the sources with others.
      
5. Don’t get ‘paper-locked’
   
   
   1. Easy to get overwhelmed and biased by what has already been done
   2. Once familiar with an area, what has and hasn’t been done, start working on what you could do