*Work Time for
Explication of Poems
*Read through
one time.
*Figure
meanings of unknown words, think/write questions, comments, thoughts about the
poem.
*Read again.
*Is there a
rhyme scheme? What is it? Repetition? Figurative language? What poetic devices?
Annotate the poem, marking these and ideas (all poetic devices and structural
details).
*Read a third
time.
*What are some
possible meanings? What happens in it? What parts of the poem make you think
what you do about it? (Annotate the textual evidence for the meanings)
*Connect to the
author’s life/bio (find specific lines to show)
*Where is the
author’s voice seen?
*How does the
poem show the American Voice? What aspect of American Voice is it
demonstrating?
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