Answer the following questions to get an idea of what your poem is doing overall. Then, fill out at least 3 rows of the table following the questions. You’ll need to find a quotation that is an example of the tool or technique on the left side of the table. Then, you need to explain the example’s purpose , effect , and/or significance on the right side of the table.
1. Does this poem fall into any specific category – elegy, ode, epic, etc?
2. Who is the intended audience of the poem?
3. Does your poem contain any allusions – that is, references to other works, people, or events?
4. Does your poem use an interesting or unusual rhyme scheme? If so, why?
5. What sort of meter does your poem use, if any? What is the effect?
6. Are there any definitions or translations in your poem that you need to look up? Write your findings here.
