Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Writing about poetry, a quick reference

Possible topics/themes/approaches for writing about poetry; use these as prompts for body paragraph topics:

Stanza-by-stanza description and analysis
Structure: Forms/genre: sonnet, ballad, elegy, ode, sestina…
Occasion
Themes(s)
Plot (story, narrative)
Speaker
Character(s)
Symbolism
Language
Musical effects:
  1) Rhythm
  2) Alliteration
      a) Assonance
      b) Consonance
      c) Rhyme
Belief(s)
Philosophical questions (also theological)
Figures of Speech:
  1) Allegory
  2) Metaphor
  3) Simile
Vehicle/tenor
Meaning…
Subtext
Significance…
What you like…
What you dislike…
Imagery
Feelings
Author’s biography
Historical context
Allusions: biographical, historical, political, literary

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