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Poem Analysis Graphic Organizer

Poem Analysis Graphic Organizer

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English

12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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20 Slides • 6 Questions

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Poetry Analysis Structure (S)

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  • Welcome to our exploration of poetry structure!

  • We'll learn how the form of a poem contributes to its meaning

  • We'll use the St. Crispin's Day speech from Shakespeare's Henry V as our example

​Introduction to Poetry Structure

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  • The organization and arrangement of a poem's elements

  • Includes elements like line breaks, stanzas, and rhythm

  • Can vary widely between different types of poems

​What is Poetry Structure?

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  • Structure is part of SMILE (Structure, Meaning, Imagery, Language, and Effect)

  • It helps convey the poem's mood and tone

  • Enhances the poem's musicality and rhythm

  • Can emphasize certain words or ideas

​Why is Structure Important??

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  • Basic building blocks of a poem

  • Can create rhythm and pacing

  • May emphasize certain words or phrases

Lines and Line Breaks

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Open Ended

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Review Walt Whitman's Song of Myself. Whitman bounces from short lines to long lines. What effect does that give the reader?

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  • Groups of lines forming a unit within a poem

  • Can separate ideas or create pauses

  • Various types: couplets, tercets, quatrains, etc.

    • Couplet: 2 lines together

    • Tercets: 3 lines together

    • Quatrains: 4 lines together

Stanzas: Organizing Thoughts

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Reviewing Emily Dickinson's Hope is a Thing with Feathers what effect is created by dividing her poem into 3 quatrains?

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  • The rhythmic structure of a poem

  • Often described using feet (iambs, trochees, etc.)

    • Iamb: Unstress/Stress [explode, about]

    • Trochee: Stress/Unstress [tiger, leader]

  • Shakespeare often used iambic pentameter

    • Pentameter: 5 feet per line

    • Hexameter: 6 feet per line

Meter: The Poem's Heartbeat

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William Blake wrote "The Tyger" with trochee feet, or stress/unstress meter. What effect does that structure give the reader?

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  • Patterns of rhymes at the end of lines

  • Can create musicality and memorability

  • Examples: ABAB, AABB, free verse

    • Free Verse: Poetry that doesn't rhyme or have a regular meter

    • Blank Verse: Poetry with a meter but no rhyme scheme.

Rhyme Schemes

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What is the rhyme scheme of the attached section of "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop?

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ABA ABA

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ABC ABC

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AAA BBB

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ABA BAB

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  • Specific structures with set rules

  • Examples: sonnets, haikus, villanelles

    • Sonnet: 14 lines, iambic pentameter

    • Haikus: 5 - 7- 5 syllable count

    • Villanelles: ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA

  • Each form has its own conventions and effects

Forms

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Open Ended

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How can a strict format effect the reader? Think about haikus. What does limited how many sounds a writer can use change the overall mood of a poem?

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  • Enjambment: continuing a sentence beyond a line break

  • End-stopping: completing a thought at the end of a line

  • Both create different effects in pacing and emphasis

Enjambment and End-Stopping

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  • Repeating words, phrases, or lines for emphasis

  • Can create rhythm and reinforce key ideas

Repetition and Refrains

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Dylan Thomas repeated 2 lines throughout his poem: "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "rage, rage against the dying of the light."

What effect does repeating these 2 lines have? What mood does it create in the reader?

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  • From Shakespeare's play Henry V

  • Delivered by King Henry to motivate his troops

  • Written in blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter)

  • Uses long lines to mimic the flow of natural speech

The St. Crispin's Day Speech: An Overview

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  • "What's he that wishes so? / My cousin Westmoreland? No, my fair cousin;"

  • Note the use of questions and answers

  • Lines are split between characters, creating dialogue

  • How does this structure engage the audience (both in the play and as readers)?

Analyzing the Opening Lines

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  • "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;"

  • Repetition of "we" creates a sense of unity

  • Short, punchy phrases build rhythm and emphasis

  • How does this structure reinforce the speech's message?

The Power of Pronouns

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  • "But we in it shall be remembered-- / We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;"

  • Enjambment between these lines creates anticipation

  • The second line's structure emphasizes the bond between soldiers

  • How does the structure enhance the imagery of brotherhood?

Imagery and Structure

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  • "And gentlemen in England now a-bed / Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,"

  • Contrasts with earlier lines about the present battle

  • Creates a future scenario, expanding the speech's scope

  • How does this structure create a lasting impact?

The Closing Lines

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  • The speech builds in intensity through its structure

  • Short, repeated phrases create rhythm and emphasis

  • Long lines allow for complex ideas and flowing rhetoric

  • How does the structure contribute to the speech's rousing nature?

Structure and Emotional Impact

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  • Structure is integral to a poem's overall effect

  • It works with other elements (imagery, language) to create meaning

  • In the St. Crispin's Day speech, structure enhances the motivational tone

Bringing It All Together

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Your Turn - Analyze a Poem's Structure and Tie it to Meaning

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