How to do a poem analysis

Despite the fact that the analysis of the poem is based on clear rules and requirements, this is not an easy essay to which the student must at the same time express his personal attitude.

Therefore, it is so necessary to penetrate the lyrical mood of the poem, try to get closer to the poetic state in which these lines were written. To do this, use the "slow reading" method - slowly move from the beginning to the end of the poem, stopping at each line. Usually, a separate line is a separate image, a grain of general concept, so it is important not to miss anything.

Instruction manual

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Make a short introduction on the subject of "I and the read poem." Tell us what first feelings and thoughts it aroused in you.

2

Give a curriculum vitae of the work: date and information from the history of creation, connection with the events of the author’s life, to whom the poem is dedicated, as well as its possible prototypes and addressees.

3

Identify the genre of the poem.

4

Reveal:

- leading topic;

- the main idea and its development;

- What are the emotional colors of the poem and how to transmit it;

- personal or public pathos is the leader in the poem.

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Describe the characteristics of the composition.

6

If the features of the poetic form will help to reveal the imagery and purpose of the poem, describe:

- size and features of rhythm;

- types of rhyme; stanza features;

- artistic techniques and stylistic figures (metaphors, epithets, comparisons, personifications, hyperbolas, metonyms, litots);

- sound techniques (sound recording).

7

Find the main images of the poem, give them your own interpretation, identify their features and significance.

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The most interesting is the image of the lyrical hero. Uncover it, compare with the author of the poem.

9

In conclusion, tell us what place this poem has in the work of the author. What was the reaction of the public, how did the literary public accept the work, what development followed in the work of the poet after the poem you are considering.

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In addition, you can also talk about what place this poem has taken in your life. Express your personal attitude based on the work done.