Analyzing the Structure of a Poem

​Poem Structure

11/1/22​

​CCR.R.5: Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

Open Ended

What are stanzas? (Poems)

Open Ended

How can figurative language effect a poem?

• Figurative Language Review.

• https://www.playfactile.com/ela73

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​Anticipatory Set

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​STANZA STRUCTURE

• One of the most fundamental structural aspects of a poem is the stanza. Generally speaking, the stanza is the arrangement of lines into groups, separated by an empty line - similar to verses, or paragraphs. Stanzas are often named according to how many lines they contain; for example, a four-line stanza is called a quatrain.

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• Questions to ask: Is the poem divided into stanza? If so, what type, how and why?​

​LINE STRUCTURE

• ​Lineation dictates when a line of poetry stops and a new line begins. When analyzing a poem, the line structure is essential; poets choose to place words in a certain order for a reason, and the construction of

  their lines is important when understanding the tone and meaning of the poem.

• Questions to ask: Where are the line breaks? What effect does this have when reading?

​LFIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Using figurative language in a poem allows the poet to express his/her thoughts in a deeper, more effective manner through metaphors, similes, hyperbole, oxymorons etc. This method creates vivid images in the mind of the reader, which enhances the meaning of the poem.

• Questions to ask: What figurative language techniques are used? What images do these create?

• We will continue to refer to the poem from benchmark 1 titled.

• TTW use the TPCASTT graphic organizer to model to students how to analyze poem structure.​

• Benchmark link: ​

​Model/Guided Practice

• Read the poem titled Never Shall I Forget by Elie Wiesel and use the TPCASTT to analyze the poem's overall structure.

​Independent Practice

1. How does the author's use of repetition add meaning to the poem? What does the author repeat throughout the poem?

2. How do lines 6-8​ develop the poem? What is the effect of these lines on the overall meaning of the poem?

3. How does the author use figurative language throughout the poem?

4. How do lines 9-10 develop the theme?

5. ​How does the poem’s structure reveal the internal conflict of the speaker?

​Independent Practice: Think Questions