Paul Laurence Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar
Outline
Thesis: The major accomplishments of Paul Laurence Dunbar's life during 1872 to 1938 label him as being an American poet, short story writer, and novelist.
I. Introduction
II. American poet
A. Literary English
B. Dialect poet
1. 'Oak and Ivy'
2. 'Majors and Minors'
3. 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'
4. 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'
5. 'Sympathy'
III. Short story writer
A. Folks from Dixie (1898)
B. The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories (1900)
C. The Heart of Happy Hollow (1904)
IV. Novelist
A. The Uncalled (1898)
B. The Love of Landry (1900)
C. The…