THE STUDY OF ENGLISH POETRY 1

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Emily Dickinson Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life.

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Robert Forst Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. A popular and often-quoted poet, Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry.

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John Keats JOHN KEATS was born in London, October 29, 1795, and he died of consumption, February 23, 1821, in Rome. He was educated at Enfield. Choosing medicine as a profession, he was apprenticed, at the age of fifteen, to a surgeon at Edmonton. Although he spent most of his time in literary study, yet he completed his apprenticeship creditably and repaired to London to complete his work in the hospital

What is Poetry? A short piece of imaginative writing? A personal nature and laid out in lines?

Poetry? It is an art form. It is something that can not be judged by its cover and can not be criticized to the point where it just "sucks." Poetry is about expression. Poetry expresses the way we feel about a certain subject through imagery and other senses. It helps us deal with our daily life, be it good or bad.

Poetry is old? Poetry uses language to more and say it more intensely than the ordinary language of stories and drama (perrine, h.547) Poets create specific emotional effects through language’s meanings, sounds, and rhythme, using these devices to focus our senses and our perception of life.

Poetry is different??? Its compression of thought Its conventions of meter and rhythm Its reliance on the line as a formal unit Its emphasis on sound Poetry love words and the sounds of language. The focus is on expressing emotional content or express a thematic statement or message

A kind of multidimensional language Imagery simile Symbol methaphor Rhythm Sound repetition Rhyme Pattern Connotation

Poetry: is the beautiful manipulation of language for the pleasure of our ears and senses. It is a mystery to those of us who appreciate it. It can be fun, serious, exhilarating and penetrating.

There is no frigate like a book There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away, Nor any coursers like a page Of prancing poetry This traverse may the poorest take Without oppress of toll. How frugal is the chariot That bears the human soul Emily Dickinson

In this poem Emily Dickinson is considering the power of a book or of poetry can carry us away, take us from our immediate surroundings into the world of imagination.

Poetry Analysis Using TPCASTT

Getting Started… This is a process to help you organize your analysis of poetry. You have a note sheet that looks like this…

Analysis Using This Sheet

T is for TITLE Analyze the title first. What do you predict this poem will be about? Write down your predictions. We will reflect on the title again after we have read the poem. The next step is often omitted, but it is the most important!!!!

READ THE POEM!!!!

P is for PARAPHRASE Paraphrasing is putting something in your own words. After reading the poem, rewrite it in your own words. This may be three sentences or a page, depending on the particular poem.

C is for CONNOTATION implied metaphor Analyze the figures of speech and sound effects of the poem. These are the poetry vocabulary we have already studied. These elements add to the meaning. apostrophe ASSONANCE alliteration RHYME diction personification onomatopoeia simile implied metaphor meter HYPERBOLE direct metaphor

A is for ATTITUDE Tone is the attitude of the speaker toward the subject of the poem.

S is for SHIFT If there is a change in… Time Tone Speaker This should always be noted as this will also affect the meaning.

T is for TITLE (again) At this time, you should reconsider the title. Were you right in your predictions? What other meanings might the title have in light of your analysis? Next, the biggie….

T is for THEME As you already know, theme is the general insight into life conveyed by the author through his/her work. It does not make a judgment. example: “Don’t do drugs” is not a theme. It merely states something that is true to life and the human condition.

How do I find the THEME? Look at the other parts of TPCASTT. What insight are all of these working together to convey? What is the poet trying to say about life?