Prompt
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Write an interpretive essay that analyzes literature from the perspective of a quotation. In your essay, interpret the quotation and explain
how it applies t o literature you have read. Support your viewpoint with evidence from a variety of literary texts that you have read. Include
precise language and literary terms.
That's what literature is. It's the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us
about life and death! Listen to them!"
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Connie Willis