1. #1 – Structure/Organization/Form
Stanzas
Lines
Patterns
Rhyme or Free Verse?
Rhyme Scheme
Lyric or Ballad?
Style

2. #2 – Imagery
Words or Phrases that create a vivid mental picture or image
Identify THREE examples of the poet using specific words and phrases that create a clear image in your head
Copy the words and phrases
State the line(s) where they were found
Illustrate the images
Explain how EACH image fits into the meaning of the poem

3. #3 – Poetic and Literary Elements
End Rhyme
Internal Rhyme
Rhythm
Repetition
Allusion
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Sensory Language
???

4. #4 Theme and/or Literal and Figurative Meaning
Theme is what the poet wants to say about the topic of the poem. Sometimes referred to as the “lesson” or “moral” of the text.
Literal meaning is the “right there” meaning of the text. Everything is what it is.
Figurative meaning is the deeper, more complicated meaning where certain elements of the poem have another significance that the reader must “figure” out in order to fully understand the poet’s ideas.

5. Groups will present their poem to the class.
GROUP PRESENTATION
Groups will present their poem to the class.
Your task is to fully explain your poem to the best of your ability.
Remember to follow the 4 sections of analysis we practiced in class while analyzing “Alone”.
Try to have some information from EACH of the 4 sections.

6. GROUP PRESENTATION Literary and Poetic Elements
Show where they are, what they are, and explain how they help give the poem meaning.
State and explain the THEME.
What are the literal and figurative meanings of the poem?
What BIOGRAPHICAL connections can you make to the meaning of the poem?