Choose 1 of the following prompts to respond to in a 3 page essay (typed in Microsoft Word, double-spaced, and 12-pt. Times New Roman font). Within your essay, be sure to directly reference the texts your chosen prompt covers and provide a close reading of their contents. Additionally, please include one source of outside research that supports your interpretation of the texts and use MLA format
Many modernist works try to assess the impact of the past on the present. Compare the works of the various writers who integrated some level of politics in their writing, both directly and in the forms of abstract concepts. Examine the similarities/differences in the approaches and/or conclusions in these two writings:
Akhmatova in “Requiem,” Hughes in “I, too, Sing America” & “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,”
Link for Requiem :https://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/akhmatova/requiem.html