Close reading of a canto of the Divine Comedy

Length: 3-5 pages = 750-1000 words (No AI on this assignment!) Assignment Description: This short paper will be a CLOSE READING. You will offer your own individual interpretation of any canto of the Divine Comedy, after Canto XVIII of Inferno. Things to do in a CLOSE READING: Summarize the action/plot Describe the characters Offer your own interpretation Offer close textual analysis of passages (verbs, nouns, adjectives, tone, similes, metaphors, etc) Describe and interpret images that the author uses Things NOT to do in a CLOSE READING: Write other peoples opinions (including your teachers) Compare the text to another text by the same or a different author Use AI to generate your interpretation