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How to Analyze a Poem

Consider these devices as you analyze a poem and incorporate them into your analysis:

  • Imagery - what do you SEE in the poem?
  • Sounds - what do you HEAR in the poem?
  • Rhythm - how does the poem FLOW?
  • Myths, Motifs and Words - what do you THINK in the poem/