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=Entrance=

Dana Gioia
Whoever you are: step out of doors tonight, Out of the room that lets you feel secure. Infinity is open to your sight. Whoever you are. With eyes that have forgotten how to see From viewing things already too well-known, Lift up into the dark a huge, black tree And put it in the heavens: tall, alone. And you have made the world and all you see. It ripens like the words still in your mouth. And when at last you comprehend its truth, Then close your eyes and gently set it free.

__**Characteristics For a Poem:**__ //**-may contain stanzas, ryhyme schemes, or may be free verse (such as "Entrance")**// -descriptions -begining and end -conveys emotion -creates a picture in the reader's mind -title -author

__//**Criteria For A Poem:**//__
 * //-Writer may use metaphors, or other forms of figurative language//**
 * //-writer may build off of a central idea or message throughout//**
 * //-stream of thought//**
 * //-may tell a story//**
 * //-may be fictional or nonfictional//**
 * //-appearence and use of space may take different forms//**
 * //Essay://**
 * //[]//**
 * //Characteristics of essay://**
 * //-title//**
 * //-author//**
 * //-sources//**
 * //-introduction//**
 * //-thesis statement//**
 * //-explanations//**
 * //-quotes//**
 * //-examples//**
 * //-conclusion//**
 * //-restatement of ideas//**
 * //Criteria://**
 * //-based off author's opinion on the subject matter//**
 * //-author usually takes a side on the subject matter//**
 * //-focus may be to inform, persuade, or entertain//**
 * //-ideas are presented in a clear, orderly manner//**
 * //-essay as whole will make sense//**
 * //-each paragraph should use transition words//**