For an American Literature course: What skills from this course would you use to develop a brief essay on the significance of Walt Whitman's "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd," a poem written in the summer of 1865?

The answer is below

Explanation:

Throughout the course a particular skill or method have been established, which is effective to develop a brief essay. The skill, has various steps, which are:

1. Understanding the concept of the poem through reading, and then creation of outline.

2. While creating The outline, some questions will be established, which includes:

a) What is the motive of the author in writing the poem?

b) why did author use certain metaphors, rhythms, and phrases within the poem?

c.) Which ways to prove the view of the author's poem to be correct?

3. Thus, from the outline, a thesis will be developed, and with an argument with an argument that may change, as the progress is made through the reading and understanding of the poem.

4. Then there will be presentation of essay about the poem which will take the expected audience into consideration, by capturing their attention and ensuring the findings matches.

5. Finally, the presentation will includes an introduction, review the poem, and argument, and conclusion, after provision of citations in APA format.