Element-By-Element Essay Creation For "Out,Out-," and "To an Athlete Dying Young"

        Although there are many way to compose a compare and contrast essay, the most sophisticated and logical way to create it is with an element-by-element essay. In addition to being sophisticated, an element-by-element essay is better suited for the reader. It allows the reader to follow and understand the essay more clearly. In regards to the two poems, “Out, Out--” and “To an Athlete Dying Young,” I would create a four-paragraph essay with two sub- paragraphs for each of the two body paragraphs.  In the two paragraphs, I would discuss the differences and similarities in tone. I would use diction and punctuation to convey that point. In the first paragraph, the first sub paragraph would only compare the similarities of the tone of the two poems and the second sub-paragraph would discuss the differences. In the second body paragraph, I would discuss the main ideas of the poems and explain how each poem attempts to convey a different motive to its audience. The first sub-paragraph would discuss the similarities between the two and the second sub-paragraph would discus the differences.  Altogether the element-by-element style essay leads to a more creative and sophisticated compare and contrast essay.

1.     Introduction Paragraph

·      Background information and thesis

2.     First Body Paragraphs (About Tone)

·      Sub-Paragraph one Comparison

                                               i.     Similarities in the diction

                                              ii.     Both are said in a clam attitude

                                            iii.     Try to convey deeper meanings with the tone

·      Sub-Paragraph two Differences

                                               i.     Differences in diction

                                              ii.     Mood shits that change attitude

3.     Second Body Paragraphs (About the Main Ideas)

·      Sub-Paragraph one Comparison

                                               i.     Starts off not so sad

                                              ii.     Incorporate lots of imagery 

                                            iii.     Both deal with death

·      Sub-Paragraph two Differences

                                               i.     One tries to emphasize a problem with the decade and how it hurts the young

                                              ii.     One is more of a remembrance and the good one did for a town.

                                            iii.     Difference in beliefs of the author

4.     Conclusion Paragraph

·      Sum everything up

·      Great ending sentence