Name: ____________________________________________ Analysis Sheet #___________

Course/Year: ______________________________________ Date:____________________

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Poetry Analysis

1. Who is speaking (persona) in the poem?

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2. To whom.is he addressing the poem?

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3. Explain the title of the poem. Is it a suitable one?

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4. Point out the images (if there are) used in the poem. Explain their uses.

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5. What is the tone expressed in first two stanzas? Is the tone consistent in all the stanzas?

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6. List down (if there are any) figures in the first two stanzas. Cite lines where the figures of speech is
located.

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7. State the fundamental irony of the poem.

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8. What is the general mood of the poem? How is this revealed in the poem?

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9. Compare the poem with others written by the same poet.

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10. Paraphrase stanzas 1, 2, 3, and so on.

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