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