READ THE POEM 3 TIMES

(out loud in your head)

WRITE A THESIS STATEMENT IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH

CONSTANTLY REFER TO POET'S PURPOSE + TO THE QUESTION

FOSSE
Form - JUXTAPOSITION + CONTRAST GUARANTEED - WRITE ABOUT BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END
Opening
SOAPAIMS
SOAPAIMS (language devices) - SIMILE AND ALLITERATION ARE VERY COMMON - ALL ARE
IMAGERY
Ending - FINAL LINE

GUARANTEED 2 TO COME UP
enjambment - no punctuation at the end of lines
caesura - pace or rhythm of the poem - PAUSES IN THE MIDDLE OF A LINE?
blank verse - no rhyming - freedom, no rules

TRY to start with form

USE "COULD" or "MIGHT" etc.

TRY TO WRITE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT STRUCTURE

PRETTY MUCH ALL POEMS ARE "METAPHORIC" AND "SYMBOLIC"

USE "persona" for the person in the poem

USE "convey"

USE "method presents"

ALWAYS REFER TO CONTRAST / JUXTAPOSITION

good words:
although
however
consequently
therefore

semantic field - words that all link to a concept/idea

CHECKLIST TO MEMORISE:

read poem 2/ 3 times - see the poem as a metaphorr

write single sentence thesis

FOSSE

start with Form - ALWAYS REFER TO CONTRAST - caesura is impressive (maybe try to
start with it) - caesura will magnify words

refer to structure as much as possible (enjambment, caesura, blank verse, stanza

length) - regular/irregular linking to emotions
enjambment - couple with "prolongs the idea that" as a cheat

use "could" or "might" or "Perhaps," or "Alternatively," when attempting an extra

interpretation

refer to title

use "convey" and "this method presents"

use "symbolic of" and "a metaphor of"

write about ending - final line - how it contrasts to the beginning or shows
perspective change