Tag: Metaphors

Create a written response of a paragraph or two of at least 150-200 words.

You may use the following questions to develop a response to your poem, or you may discuss another more appropriate literary element (e.g., imagery, characterization, theme) as best fits your selection:

What are some of the key symbols or metaphors in the poem, and how are they used to convey meaning to the reader?

How do these elements enrich the poem and deepen your understanding of its themes?

What is your reaction to the poem’s content and language? Would you recommend this poem to friends?

Discuss any similarities or differences you have with their interpretations.

Did their conclusions help you to see the poem any differently than your first impression of the work?

The Fifth Story Analysis

What sorts of images, metaphors, similes, and other literary devices are
employed? What is their effect? Are there recurring symbols or objects that take on a
specific importance? Does their presence come to signify something in particular?

How do these devices affect the
impression the passage makes on you?

Does the passage allude to other literary works, historical events, or
cultural markers? How do these allusions affect the meaning of the passage?

Does the form of the passage contribute to the transmission of its
content, or does it hinder it? Are the form and content in harmony, or in tension?

Sarah Assignment 3

1.What is the theme of the poem? What is the poet trying to say? What is the
poem about?

2.What happens in the poem? Are conflicts or themes introduced? Resolved?

3.Who is the speaker? What is the “point of view” or perspective of the
speaker? The perspective might be social, intellectual, political, or even
physical.

4.What is the setting? What is the time and place? How does the poet make
use of the physical description? Does it create a mood?

5.Are there any key statements or lines that indicate meaning? Look for one
key line or symbol; however, the poet may make use of recurring symbols,
actions, or motifs.
Look for clues

6.How does the sound or language contribute to the poem’s meaning? Does the rhythm affect what the poet is trying to convey? What kinds of words are used? Are there words with double meanings?

7.Does the poem refer to other literary works? For example, is there a Biblical reference or reference to another poem? How does the other work relate to the meaning?

8.Is there a historical, ideological, or cultural aspect? Does the poem refer to a world event, period of time, or particular aspect of culture (race, status, gender, class)? What are the basic ideas of the world or human condition or experience (love, hate, orderliness of the universe, etc.)?

9.What qualities or emotions does the poem evoke? How does the poem make you feel?

10.What imagery is used? Does the poet use physical imagery or figures of speech, such as metaphors?