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Important Aspects for Poem Analysis
Dr. B. N. KesurHead, Post Graduate Dept. of English
M. J. College, JalgaonEmail : [email protected]
Mob. 09420348798
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Denotative /
connotative meaning
Register / dialect
Etymology (Root)
Formal / informal/
slang / colloquial
Diction
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Syntax
Punctuation
(length of
line)
Word
order
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Imagery
Sensory imagery
(colour, sound,
etc.)
Symbols
Global/ Universal
or Local
Figures of speech
(repetition etc.)
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Rhythm
Sound pattern
(rhyme,
alliteration,
etc.)
Metre
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Is it
a lyric a narrative poem
a ballad a sonnet
an ode, etc. ?
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Blank Verse or Free Verse
Number of stanzas
Pattern of rime and rhythm of each stanza
Long or short poem
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Humorous
Serious
Light
Ironical
Satirical
Etc.
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Difficult or simple poem to understand
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Outline briefly what the poet says actually not
what he implies or hints.
Means first surface meaning
Then hidden meaning
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Underlying philosophical meaning or message
Any meaning suggested to you personally
Remember that not all poems have a moral or
a message
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A) Symbolism or Imagery
• What is it ? How effective is it ? Is it simple or capable
of being interpreted in various ways ?
B) Devices of language (figure of speech)
• How effectively does he use them ?
• Do they strike the reader and move his emotions ?
• Do they fit easily into the fabric of the poem ?
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How well has the poet chosen his words ?
Find the e.g. of apt or unapt choices of words
Is the vocabulary simple or difficult ?
Has he used any words in individual or
unusual ways ?
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• Is the structure Simple or Difficult ?
• Taken any liberties with structure of language?
• Used any individual, unusual or archaic structures
• How has he used grammar to get his meaning
across more effectively ?
e.g. inversions, dialogue, questions,
exclamations, etc.
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Wordsworth’s poetry influenced by French
Revolution
Milton’s poetry influenced by Puritan
revolution in England
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How far do you think the poet has succeeded in conveying his particular experience or vision to the reader ?
Does the poem fulfill what you consider the writer’s aim to have been ?
e.g. Is it a successful nonsense poem ?
Is it a successful lyric ?
etc.
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Does the poem appeal to you personally,
or not, and for what reasons ?
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Thank you!!!
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