01. Power of Reading
Before
everything, reading the poem aloud is compulsory. It would be helpful to
understand the poem and have a sense of its rhythm. If there are difficult
words that cannot be understood, mark it and find the meaning. You have to have
an understanding about each and every word as the poet has used them with a
reason. If you are not sure about the meaning of a line you can keep it
underlined for later guessing.
02. Complete the checklist
Title
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Speaker
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Importance of the title
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Who is the speaker?
What is the significance?
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Theme
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Tone
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Main theme
Sub themes
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What is the attitude of the poet?
(serious/angry/humorous/sarcastic)
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03. Unwrapping the structure
On the left side of the poem draw a ladder like chart
and write.
Rhyme Scheme (comment – regular or irregular)
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Internal rhyme
(alliteration/assonance)
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Organization
(stanzas, length
of lines + comments)
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04. Highlight techniques
Use a
highlighter and highlight techniques found. (ex: metaphor, simile,
personification) Write the name of the technique and highlight it using the
same highlighter. You may use different colours for different techniques.
05. Writing analysis
Start from
the edge of the page and write your thoughts about the lines and draw boxes or
circles around them. Using arrows connect them to the lines. If the analysis
about a technique, you can use the same highlight colour.
Making
annotations is the first step to write an answer to an exam question or writing
an analysis about a poem. After making annotations, you can start organizing
your answer.
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