Jesus Arevalo Merino Portfolio

      For this assignment, we had to write about the use of literary devices in poetry. I chose to write about the use of literary devices in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson. I used credible sources to support my points. My intended audiences were my peers and my instructor.  Jesus Arevalo Merino Deana Nall English Composition II 05 April 2021 The Use of Literary Devices in “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” The poem “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson is considered to be one of the most mysterious pieces of literature in history (Encle 72-75). The poem was published in 1890 after Dickinson’s death in 1886. She never consented to her work to be published and no one knows whether the poem was finished or a work in progress. In the poem, Dickinson describes death as a kind gentleman who takes her on an endless carriage ride. The poem has been subject to many conflicting interpretations; however, the use of literary devices

 For this assignment, we had to pick a poem, collect credible sources, annotate those sources, and write an abstract. I picked the poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson. This assignment was meant to help us write our last Composition II essay, the poetry explication paper. My intended audiences were my peers and my instructor. Jesus Arevalo Merino Deana Nall English Composition II 09 March 2021 Annotated Bibliography Abbott, Collamer M. "Dickinson's because I could Not Stop for Death."  The Explicator , vol. 57, no. 4, 1999, pp. 212-213 . ProQuest , https://search-proquest-com.uaptc.idm.oclc.org/scholarly-journals/dickinsons-because-i-could-not-stop-death/docview/216774168/se-2?accountid=39906. The Explicator provides an interpretation of the house in “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson. The author argues that the house Dickinson describes in the said poem is an above-ground burial vault; the author also des

    This assignment was about ways to overcome academic issues that might hold us back from achieving our goals. In my case, I wrote about my struggle with math and researched ways to improve math skills. I also used credible sources as evidence. My intended audiences were my peers and my instructor.  Jesus Arevalo Merino Deana Nall English Composition II 09 February 2021 How Practice Will Help You Succeed in Math Ever since I was in high school, I struggled with math. I could not fully understand my teachers. When I asked for help, I still was not able to comprehend the material. I passed all of my math classes with D’s. Last semester, I had a math teacher who I understood completely. He is probably the best math teacher I have had so far. I passed that class with an A. However, I have a new math teacher this semester and I am having the same issues I had back in High School.             I am not the only one struggling with math, though. According to U.S. News & World

  Invention Technique: Outline      I decided to write an outline before I started writing this essay because this assignment was long and had to be detailed. The outline helped me a lot because it was basically my plan to write the assignment. It included all the steps to write it and all things I had to mention in the assignment.  Rough Draft     This assignment was about the use of literary devices in poems. In my case, I chose to write about "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson. My rough draft had some minor mistakes. Those mistakes were; a word I did not lowercase and the title of a book I forgot to italicize.     Instructor Feedback:     Here is my rough draft. I fixed the errors pointed out by my instructor and highlighted where they were. I also pointed out what I changed: Jesus Arevalo Merino Deana Nall English composition II 05 April 2021 The Use of Literary Devices in “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” The poem “Because I Could Not St

Invention Technique: Brainstorming     I thought brainstorming before writing the assignment would be very beneficial because I wanted to write about what's worked for me and what's been proven to work for others. I wanted to write those ideas and tips down. I also wrote the steps to write the paper next to methods used to improve math skills. This sheet helped me a lot because I was able to see the plan to write the essay. It also showed all the methods I had to mention. Rough Draft     This assignment was about ways to overcome our academic issues. In my case, I have problems understanding math. My rough draft had some minor mistakes. Some of those mistakes were a missing comma, capitalized letters that should have been lowercase, and misuse of an author's name.     Instructor Feedback:      Here is my rough draft. I fixed the errors pointed out by my instructor and highlighted where they were. I also pointed out what I changed: Jesus Arevalo Merino Deana Nall English

 Here is my final reflection: Jesus Arevalo Merino Deana Nall English Composition I 7 December 2020 Reflection             The first major assignment was the “Where I’m from” essay. In this essay, I wrote about my hometown and all the positive and negative experiences I lived there. I also described the places where I spent most of my time when I lived there. As I explained in my thesis, although I lived many bad experiences in my hometown, it will always occupy a special place in my heart. For this assignment, I wrote about the happy memories first, then I wrote about the bad memories, and in the end, I described the current situation my hometown is going through. The reason why I also wrote about the negative experiences I lived in my hometown is that I wanted to be realistic. No matter we come from, we all remember at least one bad experience. It was hard to start typing because although I had a lot to write about, it is always hard for me to talk about myself, but once I