When you read, you use your brain. What you've read is your perception. Comment and write about what you read. No advice is required, only your imagination of what you percieve is needed to write an essay. The teachers want to hear what you think, not what someone else thinks.
Mr. Poe is an anomaly, trust your instincts and talk from your heart, do not go with what others say, say what you see and feel. If you don't get an A, at least you'll have your integrity.Edit: Please do not quote yourself, edit your previous post instead. ~MsRR