thesis template(s)

introduction - first few lines: snazzy, biting, creative...attention grabbing...related to theme of the paper

thesis - In this essay I plan to interpret the poem _____________. For me this poem is about ___________________________. [first sentence of your argument]. {for me this poem is about his response to the death of Billie Holiday. This response is characterized by __________________. The poem's emphasis on _________________ {state main themes, images, scenes, references) is important because ___________________________. (shock, grief, interruption of routine, loss, heartbreak, denial, memory). His references throughout the poem are meaningful because___________________________. 

artist

quote some lines

grief and shock and loss
 quote some lines
 explain the quotes
references: possible connection to this idea

heartbreak, fear of death
 quote some lines
 explain the quotes
references: possible connection to this idea

conclusion