Multiple Choice/ Poetry Analysis Lecture
What Hints or Clues are we Going to Rely on To help Interpret the Meaning?
1.) Dramatic Situation
Defined by:
Structure
What are the Different Parts of the Poem and How are they Related to Each Other?
Speaker
Where does Speaker speak? What are the Circumstance?
You can be in a peaceful meadow or a peaceful meadow with fire rainging from the sky.
Context
When does Speaker speak and for How Long
One or Many?
Male or Female?
Fictional Invention by Author to Convey Meaning
Not Author
When Thinking About Poetry:
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Then come to Conclusion
Look at all Items of the Poem
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Start Picking out the Evidence to Support their Conclusion
THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN THE WORLD OF POETRY
Ignore Contradiction
Find Support
Come to a Conclusion
Read
DON'T COME TO ANY CONCLUSIONS AT A GLANCE
