Writing this paper begins with selecting a work of literature. I’ll put together

Writing this paper begins with selecting a work of literature. I’ll put together a list of works that I think are good, but you can also choose something on your own, with my approval. I want to make sure you’re picking something you’re genuinely interested in, so I will want to check with you to see why you’ve chosen the work you’ve chosen.
Once you’ve chosen and read the work that you want to write about, the next thing to do is to select a topic—a focus for your paper. The topic should not just be the paper itself. In a literary analysis, you do not really even need to summarize the work, or tell what it’s about, except when it’s in support of your argument. Rather than looking to explain the work, you should start with something in the work that you’re curious about—some aspect of the work that you think will be interesting to focus on.
After you’ve got the work and the topic, it’s time to do some research. You can do research in a lot of ways. You can see what other writers have to say about the work, or you can look at a particular aspect of the work (for instance, if you’re interested in the idea of the “epic” in “I am Joaquin” you might look up stuff that helps clarify what an epic poem is, even if it doesn’t directly address the poem, “I am Joaquin.” You can also look up material on the historical period in which the work was written, or even material on a social issue the work addresses. For this paper, there will be required research, and you’ll need to include (cite directly from) at least two HCC library sources. You can also include or cite other sources in addition to the two from the HCC library if you wish, though I recommend staying away from Wikipedia and lit interpretation .com websites for citation. They have their value, but it’s not for citing stuff in an academic paper.
Once you’ve done your research, you can begin forming your argument. Remember that your argument will be in relation to your topic. If your topic is the epic in “I am Joaquin” then you need to make an argument about the role of the epic in “I am Joaquin.” It should be an argument that a reasonable person can disagree with, and that even an avid fan of the poem can learn from. The purpose of an argument in a paper like this is to advance the conversation—to get readers to consider the work from an angle they may not have considered.
In a paper that includes research, your body paragraphs are still used to support your main argument, but they also cite the research directly.
Requirements:
1200-1500 words, MLA style, Submitted as a Word document. Citation of the work of literature you\’re analyzing and at least one secondary source.
These are the sources i found from the hcc library:
Bevis, William W. Mind of winter: Wallace Stevens, meditation, and literature. University of Pittsburgh Pre, 1989.
Schwarz, D. R. (1993). Reading Wallace Stevens: Rhetoric and Representation. In Narrative and Representation in the Poetry of Wallace Stevens (pp. 1-37). Palgrave Macmillan, London.
Stevens, Wallace. \”The snow man.\” Writing New England. Harvard University Press, 2013. 96-96.
Vendler, Helen. \”New Books on Wallace Stevens.\” (1986): 549-563.