EOC Poetry Review

a single row of words in a poem

The third step of poetry analysis (PAST), to determine who is speaking.

The first step of poetry analysis (PAST),  to summarize the meaning of each stanza

the use of sensory language to evoke the five senses: smell, sight, sound, taste, touch. 

The eighth step of poetry analysis (SHIFT), to find what is being compared. 

The ninth step of poetry analysis (SHIFT), to determine the overall lesson or meaning. 

The seventh step of poetry analysis (SHIFT), to find the sensory language. 

Two lines that rhyme

The rhyme pattern found in a poem (AABBA)

The sixth step of poetry analysis (SHIFT), to locate the tension in the poem. 

the main building block of a poem

a type of literature that conveys a thought, describes a scene or tells a story in a lyrical arrangement of words. 

The fifth step of poetry analysis (SHIFT), to find the emotional shift in the poem.

where sounds are the same or similar 

The fourth step of poetry analysis (PAST), to define the title. 

The first part of poetry analysis is to look PAST the meaning and state the facts. What does PAST stand for?

The second step of poetry analysis (PAST), to determine the tone and mood. 

specific length and emphasis on a given line of poetry

 Rhymes that are close but not exact

An emotional snapshot

The second part of poetry analysis is to SHIFT into the deeper meaning of the poem. What does SHIFT stand for?