identity

I chose this poem because its very descriptive

it tells me that the poem is about the identity of the poet.

why did you select this poem

what does the title tell you about the poem

what is your first impression on the poem? do you like it? why or why not?

my first impression of the poem is that it has no meaning, but after I read it again it has a theme of freedom of individuality. I like it because it has aa strong theme.

what is the poem about ( what is the theme or subject of the poem)

the theme is freedom of individuality

do you think the poet has a positive or negative attitude towards the poem

it has both negative and positive attitude

do you think the poem has a purpose? what do you think ? what do others experts think

the purpose of the poem is freedom of individuality

does the author write about a person or event from history explain

no

does the author write about certain things from the past

are there any divisions in the poem (spacing of lines, words, or letters, separate stanzas)

does the poem rhyme

how does the form of the poem contribute to the meaning of it (for example does the rhyming contribute, or lack of a rhyme contribute to the meaning or the imagery

yes it does it has separate stanzas

no

when was the poem written and/or published

what do you know about that time period

where was the poet living and what was he/she doing (working, going to school, etc) at that time

do you think what was going on during the time period had anything to do with this poem? explain

no

there is no date

there was nothing going on in that time period

no

no

ask yourself "so what" about the poem. what is the point of it? why do you think the author wrote it?

after researching and analyzing the poem has your opinion of the poem changed at all? If so how? if so why not?

what is the mood of the poem? is it happy, sad, remorseful, reminiscent, etc? which words contribute to the overall mood

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figurative language does the poem use any comparison go things using like or as

does the poem compare thing without using like or as