Important Aspects for Poem Analysis SET-2 POETRY...Important Aspects for Poem Analysis Dr. B. N. Kesur Head, Post Graduate Dept. of English M. J. College, Jalgaon Email : [email protected]

Important Aspects for Poem Analysis

Dr. B. N. KesurHead, Post Graduate Dept. of English

M. J. College, JalgaonEmail : [email protected]

Mob. 09420348798

mailto:[email protected]

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Denotative /

connotative meaning

Register / dialect

Etymology (Root)

Formal / informal/

slang / colloquial

Diction


Syntax

Punctuation

(length of

line)

Word

order


Imagery

Sensory imagery

(colour, sound,

etc.)

Symbols

Global/ Universal

or Local

Figures of speech

(repetition etc.)


Rhythm

Sound pattern

(rhyme,

alliteration,

etc.)

Metre



Is it

a lyric a narrative poem

a ballad a sonnet

an ode, etc. ?

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Blank Verse or Free Verse

Number of stanzas

Pattern of rime and rhythm of each stanza

Long or short poem


Humorous

Serious

Light

Ironical

Satirical

Etc.


Difficult or simple poem to understand


Outline briefly what the poet says actually not

what he implies or hints.

Means first surface meaning

Then hidden meaning


Underlying philosophical meaning or message

Any meaning suggested to you personally

Remember that not all poems have a moral or

a message


A) Symbolism or Imagery

• What is it ? How effective is it ? Is it simple or capable

of being interpreted in various ways ?

B) Devices of language (figure of speech)

• How effectively does he use them ?

• Do they strike the reader and move his emotions ?

• Do they fit easily into the fabric of the poem ?


How well has the poet chosen his words ?

Find the e.g. of apt or unapt choices of words

Is the vocabulary simple or difficult ?

Has he used any words in individual or

unusual ways ?


• Is the structure Simple or Difficult ?

• Taken any liberties with structure of language?

• Used any individual, unusual or archaic structures

• How has he used grammar to get his meaning

across more effectively ?

e.g. inversions, dialogue, questions,

exclamations, etc.


Wordsworth’s poetry influenced by French

Revolution

Milton’s poetry influenced by Puritan

revolution in England


How far do you think the poet has succeeded in conveying his particular experience or vision to the reader ?

Does the poem fulfill what you consider the writer’s aim to have been ?

e.g. Is it a successful nonsense poem ?

Is it a successful lyric ?

etc.


Does the poem appeal to you personally,

or not, and for what reasons ?


Thank you!!!


Important Aspects for Poem Analysis SET-2 POETRY...Important Aspects for Poem Analysis Dr. B. N. Kesur Head, Post Graduate Dept. of English M. J. College, Jalgaon Email : [email protected]

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