![]() Question: Write down 1 question that you think would make for a unique, compelling scholarly discussion of the poem.Take notes if anything seems integral to understanding the poem though I urge you to know these details when writing about a text, you will not necessarily address them in a close-reading essay, unless they impact your particular reading in a specific way. Romanticism), and any important info on the author. Context: Research the context in which this poem was published: time period, literary association or movement (ie.Content/Form Relationship: What is the central idea of this poem, and how does the form/shape/structure of the poem convey this? (Try not to be redundant here really think about the relationship of form and content, of form and meaning.).Synesthesia: If the poem were a color, what would it be / why? If the poem were set to a musical score, for which instrument would it be written / why?.Title: Address the significance of the title.Also: Is anything happening with the syntax of this line as it impacts your reading of the poem? Syntax: Identify the most important line in the poem, and explain why it is so.Explain why you find it resonant to the overall meaning of the poem. Imagery: Select 1 image, metaphor, analogy, figure, or scheme that you find prominent quote the line in which it occurs, or which alludes to it.Diction: Identify the most important word in the poem (research etymology in OED), and discuss its significance to the poem as a whole.Type out lines and paraphrase in your words next to each line, then indicate any relevant scansion marks or notes. ![]() ![]() Scansion: Gloss a 5-line section of the poem.Select ONE poem from Week 2 and perform each of the following brief exercises on it: ![]()
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