Steps to Analyzing Poetry

What is the 2nd step to analyzing a poem?

• Read the poem

• Analyze the mood and tone

• Figure out the theme, or message

• Compare and contrast the title and how it relates to the poem

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What does it mean to paraphrase a poem?

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How does step 3 relate to step 4?

• Reading the poem is required to understand how the title relates to the poem.

• The theme of the poem is hard to get if you don’t go through it line by line.

• The speaker generally affects the mood, based on their personality.

• The speaker makes the title based on their personality.

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What is theme?

• A claim

• A universal message

• Core of a poem

• Similar to the mood

• Main idea

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What is Step 3?

• Analyze the mood and tone of the poem.

• Understand the speaker, or who “tells” the poem.

• Go through the poem line by line and dissect it.

• Read through the poem at least twice.

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The figuring out the ________ is the final step of the analyzing a poem.

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The 2nd thing you should do in a poem compare the _________ to the poem as a whole.

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Describe step 5 and why it is necessary for step 6.

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How many times should you read a poem?

• At most 2 times

• 1 time

• At least 2 times

• At least 3 times

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What is step 7 for analyzing a poem?

• There is no step 7.

• Theme

• Connections

• The same as step 8.

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