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    The document provides guidance on analyzing a poem by asking six questions: (1) what is the poem about in terms of subject, events, people, places, and times; (2) what is the poet's tone conveyed through feelings, attitudes, and voice; (3) what mood or atmosphere is created; (4) what is the overall theme or message; (5) what was the poet's purpose or goal in writing; and (6) what techniques does the poet use to convey intent, meaning, and effect such as structure, rhythm, language, punctuation, and literary devices.

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    The document provides guidance on analyzing a poem by asking six questions: (1) what is the poem about in terms of subject, events, people, places, and times; (2) what is the poet's tone conveyed through feelings, attitudes, and voice; (3) what mood or atmosphere is created; (4) what is the overall theme or message; (5) what was the poet's purpose or goal in writing; and (6) what techniques does the poet use to convey intent, meaning, and effect such as structure, rhythm, language, punctuation, and literary devices.

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    The Breakdown: What you should ask yourself

    (1)SUBJECT Ask the questions: WHAT, WHO, WHEN, WHERE! What is the poem about? - What is happening in the poem? - What/Who is being described? - Where is it taking place? - When is it happening? - What is being done/said/talked about/argued/expressed? (2) TONE How does the poet feel? What is his/her attitude? How does the poet portray these feelings to the reader? Whats the tone of voice? The following are some words used to describe someones tone: serious, critical, chatty, concerned, casual, ironic, exaggerated, aggressive, light-hearted, bold, disrespectful, amused, sympathetic, sincere, happy, sad, sarcastic etc. NB: The poet might use a combination of tones! (3) MOOD What is the EFFECT or ATMOSPHERE created by the poem? The following are some words to describe moods: serious, heavy, joyful, bitter, thoughtful, reflective, quiet, sad, calm, angry, peaceful (4) THEME What is the overall idea/purpose/meaning behind the poem? What is the main message that is being communicated by the poet? (5) POETS PURPOSE Whats the reason for writing this? Did he achieve his goal? (6) TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Identify the techniques which the poet used to show intent, meaning and effect in the poem

    The following are the techniques to be implemented in analysing any poem: (1) Type of poem & setting (2) Structure of poem (3) Rhythm i.e. beat/flow of words (4) Choice of Language used i.e. simple, complex, dialect, figurative, suggestive, symbolic (5) Punctuation (commas = continued thought ; full stop= thoughts have ended) (6) Stylistic devices include: contrast, illusion, repetition, illustration, imagery, irony, climax, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, simile, oxymoron, rhetorical question, paradox, alliteration, onomatopoeia.

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