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Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title: Casabianca (poem)
 * Article Evaluation: This work depicts the loyalty of a son after the death of his father, however, the length of the article is quite short for what it means to history. While I understand how Wikipedia desires minimal quoting, I feel like the article should include a block quote of the poem in it's entirety, if only to convey how economical Hemans is as an author. Furthermore, this introduction is too short, as it doesn't contextualize the poem's main importance-- which is it's contribution to history. Lastly, it need citations.
 * Sources:
 * Saglia, Diego. “‘A Deeper and Richer Music’: The Poetics of Sound and Voice in Felicia Hemans’s 1820S Poetry.” ELH 74, no. 2 (2007): 351–70. http://www.jstor.org/stable/30029560.
 * Robson, Catherine. “Standing on the Burning Deck: Poetry, Performance, History.” PMLA 120, no. 1 (2005): 148–62. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25486150.
 * Lootens, Tricia. “Hemans and Home: Victorianism, Feminine ‘Internal Enemies,’ and the Domestication of National Identity.” PMLA 109, no. 2 (1994): 238–53. https://doi.org/10.2307/463119.
 * Robson, Catherine. “Standing on the Burning Deck: Poetry, Performance, History.” PMLA 120, no. 1 (2005): 148–62. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25486150.
 * Lootens, Tricia. “Hemans and Home: Victorianism, Feminine ‘Internal Enemies,’ and the Domestication of National Identity.” PMLA 109, no. 2 (1994): 238–53. https://doi.org/10.2307/463119.

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This poem is interesting not only in itself but especially, as you point out, in the history of its reception. The Cultural impact section indicates this, and you’re right that this discussion should be developed further. The three sources you list look worthwhile, and you may find others through the links in the template at the top of the page.

There is also the question of critical attention to women’s work. Apparently Hemans’s poetry was well regarded during her lifetime (admired by Wordsworth, for example) and then neglected by scholars for over a century and a half. A more recent critical edition (ed. Susan J. Wolfson, Princeton U Press, 2000) reflects another shift. It might be worth taking a look at this edition.

You make a good point about the inclusion of the text of the poem in the article. At the same time I wonder whether the inclusion of Elizabeth Bishop’s “Casabianca” is a copyright violation (I’m not sure about this, but it should be checked). Also – Bishop’s “Casabianca” is not a really a parody. Does it belong in Cultural impact?

Option 2

 * Article title: The Highwayman (poem)
 * Article Evaluation: This article is also quite short for what it is, although I do appreciate the amount of detail. I wish the was some more contextualization, but all in all my biggest gripe with it is the length. There also should've been a block quote to display how beautiful the poem really is. They could also expand the literary qualities section and describe the rhyme scheme as well as rhetorical devices. Also, I feel like the section about the poem's contribution to popular culture is a lot more than the substance of the poem itself.
 * Sources:
 * Given, Philip Lombard. “The Poetry of Alfred Noyes.” The North American Review 200, no. 704 (1914): 85–96. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25120305.
 * Davison, Edward, and Alfred Noyes. “The Poetry of Alfred Noyes.” The English Journal 15, no. 4 (1926): 247–55. https://doi.org/10.2307/802500.
 * Given, Philip Lombard. “The Poetry of Alfred Noyes.” The North American Review 200, no. 704 (1914): 85–96. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25120305.
 * Davison, Edward, and Alfred Noyes. “The Poetry of Alfred Noyes.” The English Journal 15, no. 4 (1926): 247–55. https://doi.org/10.2307/802500.

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Your proposed expansion of the article makes sense. You mention the discussions of literary qualities and meter: yes, both of these sections need work. Among other problems, there is some overlap between the two sections, and the description of the meter should be corrected. In your final sentence are you suggesting that the balance of the article is skewed towards the poem’s contribution to popular culture, and that there should be more attention to the poem itself? If you decide to work on this article, you may want to look for more recent sources to supplement the two older ones you list: both contemporary and retrospective studies can be valuable.

By the way – have you heard Phil Ochs’s setting of “The Highwayman”? It’s worth listening to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9fWjzYiRUE

Option 3

 * Article title: The Lie (poem)
 * Article Evaluation: Again, it is very short and does not expound enough, despite it's status as one of Raleigh's most analogized poems.There isn't much analysis in the poem, neither is there enough historical backing. There should also be more written about the structure and rhyme scheme of the poem. Furthermore, there should be an expansion on the ambiguity of the author who wrote it.
 * Sources:
 * MILLS, JERRY LEATH. “RECENT STUDIES IN RALEGH.” English Literary Renaissance 15, no. 2 (1985): 225–44. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43447158.
 * Pinsky, Robert. “Sir Walter Raleigh’s ‘The Lie’ and the Art of the Poetic Takedown.” Slate Magazine, 16 Nov. 2010, slate.com/articles/arts/poem/2010/11/flamed.html.
 * MILLS, JERRY LEATH. “RECENT STUDIES IN RALEGH.” English Literary Renaissance 15, no. 2 (1985): 225–44. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43447158.
 * Pinsky, Robert. “Sir Walter Raleigh’s ‘The Lie’ and the Art of the Poetic Takedown.” Slate Magazine, 16 Nov. 2010, slate.com/articles/arts/poem/2010/11/flamed.html.

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All of your comments about this article make sense. There is room for correction and expansion in multiple directions. The Talk page offers one comment about the text of the poem; you could look into this question if you work on the article.

Option 4

 * Article title: Harlem (poem)
 * Article Evaluation: This is a stub. For such a well-known and important piece of literature, there should be more written and more in-depth analysis of Hughes work. Furthermore, the article poses that this poem asks one of poetry's most important and researched questions, yet does very little analysis of it. It's a real shame. There also should be a reflection on the time period that is discussed, and the fact that there isn't contributes to its low rating.
 * Sources:
 * Davis, Arthur P. “The Harlem of Langston Hughes’ Poetry.” Phylon (1940-1956) 13, no. 4 (1952): 276–83. https://doi.org/10.2307/272559.
 * Farrison, W. Edward. “LANGSTON HUGHES: POET OF THE NEGRO RENAISSANCE.” CLA Journal 15, no. 4 (1972): 401–10. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44321590.
 * Davis, Arthur P. “The Harlem of Langston Hughes’ Poetry.” Phylon (1940-1956) 13, no. 4 (1952): 276–83. https://doi.org/10.2307/272559.
 * Farrison, W. Edward. “LANGSTON HUGHES: POET OF THE NEGRO RENAISSANCE.” CLA Journal 15, no. 4 (1972): 401–10. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44321590.

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This project looks very interesting. Like you, I was surprised the article is not more developed. But it turns out that it was created just this year, on February 10, by Eddie 891! And five days later Eddie 891 nominated it for a Do you know… entry, as you can see from the Talk page. You point out a number of directions for expansion. It would be worth looking for more recent sources for this article too.

Option 5

 * Article title: Michael (poem)
 * Article Evaluation: This is Wordsworth's most cited and important poems, which helped launch the Romantic Age, however. the article is very short and very incomplete. There should be a block quote, and there should also be a section about the social upheaval that took place in the background. Also, the fact that it was in "Lyrical Ballads", but lacks very much mention besides enclosures and class differences is upsetting.
 * Sources:
 * Levinson, Marjorie. “Spiritual Economics: A Reading of Wordsworth’s ‘Michael.’” ELH 52, no. 3 (1985): 707–31. https://doi.org/10.2307/2873003.
 * PEPPER, W. THOMAS. “The Ideology of Wordsworth’s ‘Michael: A Pastoral Poem.’” Criticism 31, no. 4 (1989): 367–82. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23112300.
 * PEPPER, W. THOMAS. “The Ideology of Wordsworth’s ‘Michael: A Pastoral Poem.’” Criticism 31, no. 4 (1989): 367–82. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23112300.

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Here is another less well developed article about a significant poem. The points you mention make sense. There is very little here; there is only one footnoted source (and the citation system should be updated). This is certainly a worthwhile project, although the critical literature about “Michael” must be quite substantial, so it might be more difficult to make progress in the short time we have for our work.