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Analyzing Poetry
By Mrs. May
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Formal Analysis
• 3 devices = meter, foot, rhyme
• Poetry creates meaning from– Interactions between the meaning of words
and the effects of them arranged in metrical patterns
• FORM and MEANING must be considered together for full understanding
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Poetry
• Expresses the ineffable• “A poem is the shortest emotional distance
between two points” (Robert Frost)• Poetry is intimate, private, emotional – open to
many interpretations• Historically, poetry has played an important role
in illuminating cultural inequalities• Poetry = way of engaging world while providing
personal meaning
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Points to Remember
• Form enhances credibility (i.e. sonnet)
• Rhyme Scheme/Form – influence diction, syntax and style
• Tone created through imagery and connotation
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Major Impacts of Rhyme
• Add degree of aural enhancement
• Tend to make it more memorable
• Stress major points
• Adds to popularity and readability
• Summarizes major meaning of poem in exclamatory manner!
• Used to emphasize words AND make connections between them
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Common Themes in Poetry
• Usually universal theme – connects to emotions and life– Coming of Age: Identity search; loss of innocence,
growth through life– Life Cycle: Major events, i.e. birth, falling in love,
growing old, death– The Quest: Undertaking journeys to achieve a goal– Outcast Motif: Individual is either isolated or excluded
from society – can be voluntary or involuntary
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Literary Devices and Effect on Reader
• Emotional Effect – relates to the human condition, allows for personal connections
• Literary devices used to provide examples/allow for individual connections or interpretations of the poem
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Style
• Style: Author’s distinctive way of writing– Manner of language used to evoke mood– Refers to a time period in literary history OR to an
individual writer
• Style includes:– Diction, or word choice, which some believe most
important subject of poetry– Tone/Figures of speech– Sentence length/structure
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Tone
• Tone usually associated with attitude• Irony VERY common• Communicated by writer’s diction• MOOD = overall feeling• Mood + Tone add richness and texture to words,
deliberate by writer• TONE SHIFTS = Essential in analyzing poetry
and purposeful by writer• Common Tones: Serious, bitter, humorous,
ironic, sympathetic, joyous, mocking, angry, amusing, shocked, playful
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Imagery
• Used in poetry to create “pictures” evoked in a poem
• Reader perceives “pictures” through senses
• Tangible – NOT abstract – allows readers to connect with poet’s thoughts/ideas
• Allows poet’s meaning to be strong, clear and sure
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Figurative Language
• Manipulates language to convey impressions in a new, innovative construction
• Used to SUGGEST rather than give direct meaning
• Allows poet AND reader opportunity for unique expression and understanding
• Denotation (literal meaning) v. Connotation (implied meaning)
• Emotions, feelings and moods invoked through skillful use of figurative language (i.e. similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, etc.)
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Other Common Devices
• Allegory: Uses story to symbolize another meaning (i.e. Bible story/character)– Common in older poetic works– Often replaced in modern works with symbolism
• Allusion: Reference to well-known place, event, person, work of art; enrich work by suggesting powerful comparisons
• Satire: Aims to expose human OR institutional vices in which corrective is implied or directly proposed (often via humor)
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Guidelines for Reading Poetry
1. Understand relationship of title to work.2. Know who the “speaker” is.3. Know major theme or argument that dominates
work.4. Use of meter and rhyme.5. Poetry – deals with either private or individual
matters or public spectrum6. Examine poetry for figurative language – this
allows for individual interpretation and connection to a poem!
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Tips for Analyzing a Poem
1. Read poem two times – jot down “gist”.
2. Annotate – symbols, devices, meter, rhyme.
3. Paraphrase by stanza (or line).
4. Imagine setting using imagery – create a visual picture in your mind.
5. Write one sentence summary of poem’s essence.
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TPPCASTT
T: Title – what does it mean?P: POV – who is the speaker?P: Paraphrase – by stanza/lineC: Connation/Denotation – what is the implied meaning?A: Attitude/Analysis – analyze use of imagery, symbols,
irony, figurative language, word choice, diction, meter, rhyme, mood
S: Shifts (Tone) – we think/feel one thing then it changes – indicates tone shifts – consider changes
T: Title – re-visit title – are there any new insights on meaning/significance of title
T: Theme – what does the poem say about life/humanity?
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GEM WORDS
• Rhyme• Meter• Foot• Diction• Syntax• Style• Tone• Imagery• Allegory• Allusion• Satire• Irony
• Figurative language– Similes– Metaphors– Personification– Hyperboles
• Denotation v. Connotation
• Tone• Stanza• Refrain• Style• Blank verse• Free verse