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Poetry Analysis What does “analyze” mean?
To look closely and show the nature of the relationship of the parts. What does “explicate” mean? To make clear and explain fully.
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Poetry Explication Worksheet
Title of the poem:____________________________ Poet:_____________________________ 1. Summarize or paraphrase the poem. Make a comment: How might it make the reader feel? Does it remind you of a personal experience? a story you've heard? an issue? a situation ? Poetry Explication Worksheet
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Poetry Explication Worksheet
2. Voice Who is speaking? How would you characterize the speaker? To whom is he or she speaking? What is the speaker's tone? Why is he or she speaking? shift Poetry Explication Worksheet
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self-assured sentimental
POSITIVE TONE WORDS NEUTRAL (+, -, or neutral) NEGATIVE TONE WORDS admiring adoring affectionate appreciative approving bemused benevolent blithe calm casual celebratory cheerful comforting comic compassionate complimentary conciliatory confident contented delightful earnest ebullient ecstatic effusive elated empathetic encouraging euphoric excited exhilarated expectant facetious fervent flippant forthright friendly funny gleeful gushy happy hilarious hopeful humorous interested introspective jovial joyful laudatory light lively mirthful modest nostalgic optimistic passionate placid playful poignant proud reassuring reflective relaxed respectful reverent romantic sanguine scholarly self-assured sentimental serene silly sprightly straightforward sympathetic tender tranquil whimsical wistful worshipful zealous commanding direct impartial indirect meditative objective questioning speculative unambiguous unconcerned understated abhorring acerbic ambiguous ambivalent angry annoyed antagonistic anxious apathetic apprehensive belligerent bewildered biting bitter blunt bossy cold conceited condescending confused contemptuous curt cynical demanding depressed derisive derogatory desolate despairing desperate detached diabolic disappointed disliking disrespectful doubtful embarrassed enraged evasive fatalistic fearful forceful foreboding frantic frightened frustrated furious gloomy grave greedy grim harsh haughty holier-than-thou hopeless hostile impatient incredulous indifferent indignant inflammatory insecure insolent irreverent lethargic melancholy mischievous miserable mocking mournful nervous ominous outraged paranoid pathetic patronizing pedantic pensive pessimistic pretentious psychotic resigned reticent sarcastic sardonic scornful self-deprecating selfish serious severe sinister skeptical sly solemn somber stern stolid stressful strident suspicious tense threatening tragic uncertain uneasy unfriendly unsympathetic upset violent wry tone = speaker’s attitude
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Independent Practice Teal class set:
p and answer 1-4 on p Read and answer 1-5 on 573. Record bold print terms and definitions for study. Independent Practice
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Poetry Explication Worksheet
3. Word Choice, Word Order What type of diction is the poet employing? How does the poet's word choice affect the meaning of the poem? the tone? Does the poet employ figures of speech? (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, Understatement – presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it usually is Metonymy – substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant Synecdoche - figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa Does the word order impact the reading of or the meaning of the poem? Poetry Explication Worksheet
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Independent Practice Your Literature Text:
P Analyze and explicate each poem, using the 3 steps covered so far. Answer 1 and 2 under Poetry Review, p Note any bold print words as new vocabulary. Independent Practice
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Poetry Explication Worksheet
4. Imagery Did you note any descriptive passages? For each image, name the sense that is being appealed to. What is the dominant impression being created? What is the relationship of the descriptive images to the speaker's state of mind? How do images create sense of time of day? season of year? atmosphere? mood? Do the images progress? (day to night, hot to cold, soft to loud, color to color, etc) -- shift Poetry Explication Worksheet
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Poetry Explication Worksheet
5. Sound Does the poem contain an obvious meter or rhythm? What sounds are emphasized by the rhyme scheme? Are there sight rhymes (also called eye rhyme )- agreement in spelling, but not in sound, of the ends of words or of lines of verse, as in have, grave. Slant rhymes (also called near rhyme) - rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours. Alliteration, assonance, etc? Poetry Explication Worksheet
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Poetry Explication Worksheet
6. Structure Is the poem in a closed (specific number of lines and follows a fixed set of rules) or open form (ex. free verse)? Is the poem presented in a traditional form? Is there a pattern of end rhymes? a syllabic line count? a set metrical pattern? How are the stanzas arranged? the lines? Poetry Explication Worksheet
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Poetry Explication Worksheet
7. Theme What seems to be the point of the poem? What ideas are being communicated by the speaker? How are the ideas being reinforced by the elements of the poem? Poetry Explication Worksheet
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