How do I analyse poetry?

At first glance, reading poetry can be daunting and analysing poetry can be difficult, I like to think of a poem as a tight knot, which, as a reader, you have to slowly pick apart and untangle. Below I have listed some simple tactics you can use when you read a poem to help you analyse and most importantly, enjoy poetry.  


 

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