Writing About Poetry

See the Prezi below for a summary of the poems you've studied on the course:


When comparing any texts, you need to ask yourself:
1. What sort of texts am I writing about?
2. How do structure, form and language shape meaning?
3. What useful comparisons and connections can I make with other texts?
4. What can I say about the context in which this text was written and which it has been received?
5. How can I usefully refer to the views of other readers and critics?

 CLOSE CRITICAL ANALYSIS should be at the heart of everything you write.

 USEFUL PHRASES TO USE WHEN WRITING ANOUT LOVE POETRY 

 * The speaker conveys a desire to ......
* Structurally, this idea lies enfolded in the poem in .........
* The simplicity of the language is striking. (NOT 'this poem is easy to understand')
* The text foregrounds words from the lexical field of ........
* The assonance in line xx reflects ........
* Contextual factors worth noting are ........
* The relationship between the speaker and the text is ........
* The typography of the poem is key because ........
* The poet adopts largely monosyllabic lexis ............
* The emphasis of ..... suggests .........
* ........ is used to convey the idea .......
* .......... may symbolically represent ........

 Learn the Poetry Glossary and examples for each term.