Introduction Example

Here's a link to the title page, introduction, and table of contents for the poetry anthology I created for the AP Lit teacher class I took several years ago. In the introduction I tried to suggest the significance of the theme itself and (briefly) the relationship of the poems to the theme. A good introduction will clearly set forth the theme, its significance, and say a something about the poems' relationship to the theme. A strong introduction will pique the reader's interest in the theme, perhaps suggest some of the complexity and variations within the theme; and suggest -- but not necessarily flesh out -- nuances and surprises in the poems' take on the themes.