Assignment
3.3 Poetry Analysis
Completion requirements
Assignment
You've practiced analyzing poetry, so now you are going to expand that analysis into a critical response paragraph. You will need to use the poetry tutorial, as well as your own interpretations and experiences. Remember, poetry is not only interpreted by the mind. It is intentionally written full of emotion, so use the emotion you feel to help you interpret and analyze the poem's theme and message.
You will be writing a paragraph that answers this question: What poetic devices are used to develop the poet's message about the topic indicated in the EQ?
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Assignment
You've practiced analyzing poetry, so now you are going to expand that analysis into a critical response paragraph. You will need to use the poetry tutorial, as well as your own interpretations and experiences. Remember, poetry is not only interpreted by the mind. It is intentionally written full of emotion, so use the emotion you feel to help you interpret and analyze the poem's theme and message.
You will be writing a paragraph that answers this question: What poetic devices are used to develop the poet's message about the topic indicated in the EQ?
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Make notes about the mood. Is the mood constant or does it shift? What emotion is the reader intended to feel? |
Step 4 | Make notes about the speaker's tone. Does it stay constant or is there a shift in the tone? What seems to be the speaker’s attitude toward the subject? Why might the author have used this tone? What are some specific details from the
poem that indicate support for your conclusions? |
Step 5 | Create a thematic statement that communicates the key idea in the poem. |
Step 6 | Make notes about the techniques used by the poet in order to enhance the mood and/or reinforce the theme. (Look at areas where you may have jotted "EQ" in the margin.)
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Step 7 | Use your planning notes to write a critical response paragraph. The focus will be on the poet's message in relation to your EQ and how that message
is relayed through poetic devices. A critical response paragraph follows this format:
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Step 8 | Review the rubric. Submit your 3.3 critical response paragraph as a PDF or MS Word file. |