In what ways are different poets more or less confessional than others in this lesson? What characteristics allow us to say, for example, Plath is more personal than Bishop? Your analysis should rank the poets you read for this lesson from least to most confessional. In other words, which of them seems most absorbed with personal feelings, experiences, etc., and which seem less so--and why? Don't just make a list---you need a thesis about the different levels of confession that your rankings prove.
POET LIST: Ginsberg, Howl (E487-95), "A Supermarket in California (E495) Plath, "Daddy" (E626); -Lady Lazarus" (E622-25) Bishop, "The Fish- (E56-58), "The Moose" (E68-72) Lowell, "Skunk Hour" (E301), "For the Union Dead" (E303-305)