how do I analyze a poem/passage?
I would recommend analyzing on three different levels
1. word
-emotive words
-double meaning?
2. sentence
-tenses
-figurative language
-sentence structure
-style: informal/formal
3. text
-are there any pictures? (there usually are) if so, what effects do the pictures create?
-cohesion
HW
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