Poem Analysis
Analysis the poem describe what it means. In a literary analysis, argue a point using the text to prove your assertions. Present brief quotations and paraphrases to help support your main claim. Discuss how the quoted material might be relevant to or support your points by focusing on smooth transitions into and out of quoted passages.
Answer these following questions and try to include them in the essay:
How does the title affect your reading and response to the poem?
Who is the speaker? How can you begin to define the speaker’s role in the poem’s dramatic situation?
What images are most striking in this poem? Try to pinpoint what makes them striking or memorable.
How do the stanza or line breaks (or lack of breaks) work in this poem? Why did the author make these specific stylistic decisions?
Is the poem in free verse or does it follow a specific rhyme or metrical form? Why did the poet make the decision to either use free verse or a formal rhyme or metrical pattern?
What is the poem’s setting? How does the setting contribute to your understanding of the poem?
