Today, we discussed poetry analysis going over the poem "At Seventeen". Your homework tonight is to answer 10 questions about the poem. I have pasted the questions below. These need to be answered fully (flipping the question into the answer).
RESPONDING CRITICALLY TO POETRY
“SEVENTEEN” (Value: 21)
1. Who is the speaker in the poem? (value: 1)
2. How does the speaker feel about the subject of the poem? How is this communicated? (value: 4)
3. What are the dominant images? How do the images support the poet's theme? (value: 4)
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5. Does the poet use symbolism to represent anything? How do the symbols develop the poem’s meaning? (value: 2)
6. How would you describe the tone of this poem? What develops this tone? Is it suitable to the content of the poem? (value: 3)
7. Why would the poet choose this form? (value: 1)
8. How are the lines in the poem arranged on the page? How is this arrangement significant? (value: 2)
9. Does the poet's style suit the content of the poem? (value: 1)
10. Does the writer use any figurative language? What? (value: 3)
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