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1 Poetry Analysis - SMILE
S.M.I.L.E. is a good acronym to help you remember what to look for when investigating poetry. It stands for: Structure Meaning Imagery Language Effect

2 S – STRUCTURE: How is this poem organized?
How many stanzas? How is the idea developed? What words or phrases give the images or theme emphasis or clarity? What is the structure? Line length / rhyme scheme? Is there any rhythm / repetition? M – MEANING: What is the poem about? Does it have a message? What is the poet discussing? Is there an overall theme and idea in the poem? Does is contain symbolism? I – IMAGERY: What pictures do you get in your mind when you read the poem? Does the poem contain similes, metaphors , or personification? Why do you think the poet has included these images in the poem? L – LANGUAGE: What words has the poet used to create an image? Are there are complicated words? Is the language simple to understand? Which words and phases create the images? E – EFFECT: What is the effect of the poem? What does the poem make you feel or think about? What opinion does it show about the subject? What is the poet trying to say about their subject?

3 4 3 2 1 Writer clearly and effectively compares and contrasts the poems; accurately identifies and discusses several literary elements and clearly explains their impact on the reader; supports ideas with several pieces of textual evidence from both poems. Writer compares and contrasts the poems; accurately identifies and discusses some literary elements and explains their impact on the reader; supports ideas with some pieces of textual evidence from both poems. Writer attempts to compare and contrast the poems; attempts to identify and discuss some literary elements and explain their impact on the reader, but identification and discussion may be confusing, inaccurate, and/or limited; supports ideas with minimal textual evidence. Writer does not compare and contrast the poems; does not identify and discuss literary elements and explain their impact on the reader; does not support ideas with textual evidence.

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