NAME:_______________________________________ DATE:_________________ PERIOD:_____

SIFT Poetry Analysis Strategy

Directions: Use the table below to record examples of each of the poetic devices from the poem. Be
sure to use specific examples from the poem!
Title of Poem:____The Grauballe Man_____Author: Seamus Heaney___

Symbols
Examine the title and
text for symbolism

Images
Identify images and
sensory details (sight,
sound, taste, odor,
texture)

2.

1.

2.

3.

Figures of Speech

1.

Identify and analyze

non-standard use of
language, including
metaphor, simile,
repetition, omission,
unusual word order,
slang, etc.

2.

3.

Tone and Theme

Tone:

A) Discuss the tone

taken by the author
providing an example
B) Message or moral:
What is the central idea
or theme of this poem?

Theme: