Poetry Analysis

Why do we analyze poetry?

• It is fun.

• To understand the structure of a poem.

• To understand what the poet is/was going through.

• To interpret the meaning of the poem and understand it on a deeper level.

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Do you think that poetry analysis is relevant in todays society? Explain your answer.

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We call the paragraphs in the poem...

What is a simile?

• A comparison between two things using like or as

• Comparing two things

• An expression used when something is opposite

• Another word for a grin when someone is happy

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What do YOU think one has to consider when analyzing a poem?

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What is the most important part about a poem?

• Structure

• The poet

• The meaning

• The end

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If we have a poem about the birth of a new baby, what tone do you think the poem will take on?

• Melancholy

• Joyous

• Assertive

• Lighthearted

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What is a hyperbole?

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

• The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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BEHIND A CLOUD

Write the beginning of a poem (two stanzas with four lines each) based on the above topic. There is no right or wrong.

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What is poetry?

• It is like a song with no music.

• Literature that evokes an imaginative awareness or a specific emotional response through language used.

• Feelings given life on a page.

• Ideas which people have put down on paper to stir up feelings from the reader.

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