Sometimesyoumay“hate”poetryandfeartoanalyzeapoem.Herearesometipswhichhelpyouanalyzeapoem:

1.Selectthepoemcarefully.Inapoemanalysisyouwillgenerallybegivenaselectionoftwoorthreepoems.Youmustpickonetoanalyze.Becareful.1.Sometimestheshorterpoemsareverydifficultpoems.Oftenlongerpoemsaremorelikestories.

2.Researchthepoet.Therewillberesearchalreadyperformedonthepoetyou’veselected.2.Oftenthepoet’spersonallifehasadirectimpactonhisorherworks.

3.Researchthepoem.Ifyouareanalyzingapoemitisprobablyquitewell-known.Researchandreadaboutthepoem.Otherliterarycriticism(文艺评论)canhelpyouinyouranalysis.3.Youmustcomeupwithanewthoughtanewanalysisforthepoem.Simplycopyingsomeoneelse’sideaswillnotbeenough.

4.4..Organizationasalwaysisthekeytoallessaywritingandanalysis.Youroutlineshouldconsistofanintroductionathesisstatement(论点)threepiecesofanalysisandaconclusiontobringitalltogether.Putthesebasicsentencesintoanoutlinestructurewhichwillmakethewritingofthepapermucheasier.

5.Writethepaper.5.Followyouroutlineandyouwillhavenotroublecompletingthisassignment.

A.Howeverremembernottocopyorignoretheoriginalpoem.

B.Manystudentsselectshortpoetryastheirpreferenceforanalysis.

C.Communicatewithotherreadersfirst.

D.Createanoutline.

E.Readaboutthepoet’slifehistoryandstyleasyoubeginyouranalysis.

F.Becomefamiliarwiththedifferentpoemstructuresbeforeyoufinishtheanalysis.

G.Onceyouhaveresearchedyourpoetpoemandorganizedyourthoughtsyouarereadytowrite.