PPT-HOW TO EXPLICATE A POEM

OBJECTIVES A poem can have a number of different pieces that you need to look at closely in order to complete the poetic puzzle An explication is simply an explanation of how all the elements in a poem work together to achieve the total meaning and effect. Annotate your book or handout Try to notice everything that seems important and interesting but dont demand that you know yet where it will all lead Try retyping the poems double or triple spaced but make sure you dont make any errors in copying the “Farewell, Love” . – by Sir Thomas Wyatt. Farewell . love and all thy laws forever;. Thy baited hooks shall tangle me no more.. Senec. and Plato call me from thy lore. To perfect wealth, my wit for to . To explicate means “to unfold” [Latin root]. Explications interpret a poem (or other brief passage) intensely and persistently, talking carefully about the words, explaining the patterns of imagery, the meaningfulness of rhythms, the power of sounds all in order to analyze the possible meaning and relationships of the words in the piece.. to determine meaning (theme). TPCASTT with “Fifteen,” by William Stafford. Title. Paraphrase. Connotation. Attitude. Shifts. Title. Theme. What is “TPCASTT”?. Speculate (guess) what the poem might be about, based on its title.. A Thunderstorm. By: Archibald Lampman. Created By: Josh Pohl. 1.A . moment the wild swallows like a flight. 2.Of . withered gust-caught leaves, serenely high,. 3.Toss . in the windrack up the muttering sky.. Grab your TEXTBOOKS!!. “Ego Tripping” by . Nikki Giovanni. Activity 4.9 281-282. Purpose:. *To identify and critique the function of . hyperbole. and . allusions. in poetry. *To write an . analytical statement . Larger than life hero (. Epic hero. ).. Often part God.. Hero goes on a long journey or quest (. Epic quest. ). . Begins . in medias res. .. Begins with an invocation to a . muse. (. Epic invocation. “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is a great example of an elegy. Written by Thomas Gray, the poem is 128 lines, and it ends with an “epitaph.” . Epitaph. Short poem intended as an inscription on a grave – can serve as a brief “elegy.” . Learning . Objectives. To learn what Ballads are.. To create our Ballads.. In your exercise copy, summarise a story. . D. escribe. any story in three. to six lines. It can be a fairytale, a movie, T.V. Show, book or any tale.. To recognize the many roles we play. To practice authorship . To draw up important memories of events, people, and places in our lives . To develop self-respect and appreciate what is good and positive in ourselves . . Morgan . once said. : . . “. I think of poetry partly . as. . . . a special way of recording moments and events . . . I am very strongly moved by the absolute force of what actually happens” . It is important to remember that you will NOT be allowed to take your annotated anthology in to the exam. . Eac. Eac. Poem 1.. The Manhunt by Simon Armitage. After the first phase,. after passionate nights and intimate days,. Line: A verse of Poetry . Stanza: Lines of a poem arranged in a group .  . Structured Form: Poem has a regular repeated pattern of rhyme and/or rhythm. “Messy Room” by . Shel. Silverstein. Whosever . You must include context . You will not have the second poem in the exam. Revision Guide for the AQA Literature Exam. The Poetry Anthology – Power & Conflict. How can I revise? . Use this booklet to help you and use the information in your exercise book on all the poems. .