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    Poetry Essay

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    Poetry

    Essay
    Outline to Poetry Essays
    Opening paragraph - Introduce the Poem, title,
    author and background.
    Body of text - Make most of the analysis, linking
    ideas and referencing to the poem.
    Conclusion - State one main idea, feelings and
    meanings.
    Introduction
    To start an introduction to a poem analysis
    essay, include the name of the poem and
    the author. Other details like the date of
    when it was published can also be stated.
    Then some background information and
    interesting facts or trivia regarding the
    poem or author can also be included here.
    Body
    When writing the main body Structuring an essay is actually much easier
    of text keep in mind you have than people think. What the examiner wants to
    to reference all ideas to the
    see is that you can clearly explain a point,
    poem so include a quotation
    justify, using evidence from the text and
    to back up the sentence,
    critical thinking skills. So, for example, just like
    otherwise, it will be a wasted
    comparison and not count. the essay as a whole, each point you make
    Be clear with your should ideally be made up of an introduction,
    statements. middle section, and a conclusion.
    Conclusion
    Now, this is where you should take a step back from analyzing the individual elements of the
    poem and work out its meaning as a whole. Combine the different elements of the analysis and
    put forward one main idea.
    What is the poet trying to say, and how is it enforced and with what feeling?
    Then look at the meaning and what timeframe does this evolve over?
    For example, is it obvious from the start, or does it gradually change towards the end? The last
    few lines can be very significant within a poem and so should be included in the poem analysis
    essay conclusion and commented on the impact on the piece.

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