Excerpt from “Suzanne Takes You Down” (The Harbrace Anthology of Poetry, lines 36–53): Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river, she is wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters. The sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbour as she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers, there are heroes in the seaweed there are children in the morning, they are leaning out for love they will lean that way forever while Suzanne she holds the mirror. And you want to travel with her and you want to travel blind and you’re sure that she can find you because she’s touched her perfect body with her mind. Some resources: http://www.leonardcohenforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=299 In your introduction, state the theme (the main idea about the subject of the poem) in a sentence or two. If you are writing on an excerpt, write a sentence or two to explain the context of the excerpt: where it occurs in the poem and what is taking place at that point. Divide the body of your essay into three paragraphs. In one paragraph, analyze sound patterns, rhythm, line lengths, and enjambment (if applicable). Paragraph 1 Sound Patterns Rhythm Line Lengths Enjabment Analyze diction (especially important and effective words) in another paragraph. Paragraph 2 Diction – Especially important and effective words In the third paragraph, analyze imagery (pictures in the imagination) and figurative devices (figures of speech), such as metaphors, similes, and personifications. The paragraphs do not need to be in this order, and it is possible to combine diction and imagery in one paragraph. Tone (the writer’s attitude toward himself or herself, his or her subject, and his or her readers) and mood (the overall atmosphere in the poem) can be included in any of these paragraphs. Paragraph 3 Write a brief conclusion that sums up your main points.