Unit 2 Essay: Analysis of a Poem
Subject
Humanities
School
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Question Description
Using Dorothy Parker's Interview: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44830/interview-56d22412c4b44
You will closely read your chosen poem, considering its structural elements, patterns of figurative language, and other literary elements.
Read and reread the poem; by paying attention to the varied features of a poem, you will build an interpretation of the poem’s meaning.
See the Interpretation vs. Analysis, How to Approach the Analysis of a Poem, The Four Modes of Approaching a Poem, and the Explication pages, as well as the Sample Poetry Analysis using Frost's "The Road Not Taken" for assistance.
Take notes and use your notes to create an outline of textual evidence that points to the same or a similar conclusion.
Use this outline to develop your working thesis. You can then use the guidelines on the the Starting Your Poetry Analysis Essay page to write your introductory paragraph.
Read/review this Purdue OWL link on Close Reading of Poetry and this overview of how to write about poetry to help you develop your remaining paragraphs.
Draft your concluding paragraph, in which you will restate your thesis in a slightly different way (for example, possibly relating it to other elements of the poem, the author's work, or other poems).
PAPER WILL BE TURNED INTO TURNITIN!