Poetry Explication<\/p>\n
Order Description
\nChoose (3) poems we have read in the past few weeks and write an essay which includes your explication (interpretation) of each poem. To do this, you must find connections or similarities which allow you to link the poems together. The following guidelines will help you plan and envision your essay. Ultimately, this essay will be three pages in length.
\nThe following can serve as a general outline for your explications. You will have to decide what your essay should include or not include. Just be sure your explication is thorough and organized.
\nI.Introduction
\na.(Include such items as what is the poem title, who is the author, and is the theme or subject of the poems.)
\nII.Body Paragraphs will include:
\nType of poem
\n(Is it a lyric poem? Is it an ode, haiku, sonnet or some other form you can identify?)
\nParaphrases of lines\/include direct quotes<\/p>\n
Traits and examples\/explanations
\nThis is where you discuss alliteration, allusion, metaphor, rhythm, rhyme, etc organize this part in a way that best fits your content. For instance, you might want to discuss the sound traits first, then go on to the figurative traits such as personification, symbol, metaphor, etc.)
\nExploration of Theme
\n(Propose what the theme is and support\/defend your interpretation. The object is to show that you have reached a reasonable conclusion. What evidence supports your interpretation?)
\nEvaluation
\n(Make judgments about the poem. SUGGESTIONS\/EXAMPLES: How well did the author do at making his\/her point or creating an intended mood or other impact? Which elements were the strongest or weakest and why? Were some images or metaphors particularly interesting or effective and why? Did the rhyme scheme contribute to the poem or distract? Etc., etc., etc.)
\nIII.Conclusion\/Personal reactions
\n(SUGGESTIONS\/EXAMPLES: What did you like or not like and why? How did you feel after reading the poem? Did it give you a new perspective or was it trite and why? Did it relate to you, or was it so foreign an idea that it did not seem to pertain to you, and why?)<\/p>\n
?Elizabeth Bishop \u201cThe Fish\u201d
\n?Carol Ann Davis, \u201cTips From My Father\u201d’
\nStevie Smith, \u201cNot Waving but Drowning\u201d
\n?Dylan Thomas, \u201cDo Not Go Gentle…\u201d
\n?Francis, The Pitcher, Brooks, We Real Cool
\n?A.E. Housman \u201cTo an Athlete Dying Young\u201d
\n?Bob Dylan \u201cTangled Up in Blue\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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