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Clifton Poetry Response This Author Begins Their Peer Reviewed Journal
Pages:1 (309 words)
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Subject:Arts
Topic:Poetry Analysis
Document Type:Peer Reviewed Journal
Document:#5638613
Clifton Poetry Response
This author begins their analysis with a bare-bones description of poet Lucille Clifton's life and authorial perspective. Specifically the author notes the lack of capitalization or punctuation in the poems of Lucille Clifton. However, this aspect is only marginally noted and no analysis is provided as to why Clifton made these choices. It would help this author in their analysis if they put forth a kind of thesis explaining why this is notable and what the purpose within the poem is of this technique.
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