The poems are attached!!!! Poetry Explication--Assignment/Instructions Assignment for the Poetry Explication An Explication is a complete and detailed analysis of a work of literature, often proceeding word-by-word or line-by-line through the work. For this paper, you will be writing an explication of a poem. You may choose any of the poems listed in this module. Technical Requirements for Explication: The paper must be typed and double-spaced, conforming to proper manuscript MLA format. Please review the MLA documentation module for more information on MLA format. The final draft of the paper must be at least two (2) pages. This is not a research essay; therefore, you will not (and should not) use outside sources. In the Explication you will be presenting your "reading" of the poem you have chosen. Such a reading will require you to understand all aspects of the poem and to have a grasp of the meaning of individual parts of the poem in relation to the entire work. You are not, however, striving to be exhaustive in your "explanation" of the poem, but rather you should strive to be selective in considering only those details that are significant to your own thematic understanding of the poem . General Questions to Consider for Poetry Explication  These questions will assist you to experience the poem more critically. You do NOT need to address all of the following questions. What does the title contribute to the reader's understanding of the poem? Who is the speaker? Where is the speaker when the poem is happening? What is the situation? What has happened in the past, or what is happening in the present, that has brought about the speech/poem? Is there a specific setting of time and place? Is the speaker addressing anyone in particular? How do you respond to the speaker? Favorably? Negatively? Are there any special circumstances that inform what the speaker says? What is the theme/meaning of the poem? Is the theme of the poem presented directly or indirectly? What details make possible the formulation of the main idea? Do any allusions enrich the poem's meaning? What references need explaining? How does an explanation assist in the understanding of the poem? What difficult, special, or unusual words does the poem contain? How does the diction reveal meaning? Are any words repeated? If so, do any words carry evocative connotative meanings? Are there any puns or other forms of verbal wit? Do any objects, persons, places, events, or actions have allegorical or symbolic meanings? What other details in the poem support your interpretation? Is irony used? Are there any examples of situational irony, verbal irony, or dramatic irony? Is understatement or paradox used? What is the tone of the poem? Is the tone consistent? Does the poem use onomatopoeia, assonance, consonance, or alliteration? How do these sounds affect you? What sounds are repeated? If there are rhymes, what is their effect? Do they seem forced or na.

1. The poems are attached!!!!
Poetry Explication--Assignment/Instructions
Assignment for the Poetry Explication
An
Explication
is a complete and detailed analysis of a work of literature,
often proceeding word-by-word or line-by-line through the
work. For this paper, you will be writing an explication of a
poem. You may choose any of the poems listed in this module.
Technical Requirements for Explication:
The paper must be typed and double-spaced, conforming to
proper manuscript
MLA
format. Please review the MLA documentation module for more
information on MLA format.
The final draft of the paper must be at least two (2) pages.
This is not a research essay; therefore, you will not (and should
not) use outside sources.
In the Explication you will be presenting your "reading" of the
poem you have chosen. Such a reading will require you to
understand all aspects of the poem and to have a grasp of the
meaning of individual parts of the poem in relation to the entire
work.
You are not, however, striving to be exhaustive in your
"explanation" of the poem, but rather

2. you should strive to be selective in considering only those
details that are significant to your own thematic understanding
of the poem
.
General Questions to Consider for Poetry Explication
These questions will assist you to experience the poem more
critically.
You do
NOT
need to address all of the following questions.
What does the title contribute to the reader's understanding of
the poem?
Who is the speaker? Where is the speaker when the poem is
happening?
What is the situation? What has happened in the past, or what is
happening in the present, that has brought about the
speech/poem?
Is there a specific setting of time and place?
Is the speaker addressing anyone in particular?
How do you respond to the speaker? Favorably? Negatively?
Are there any special circumstances that inform what the
speaker says?

3. What is the theme/meaning of the poem? Is the theme of the
poem presented directly or indirectly? What details make
possible the formulation of the main idea?
Do any allusions enrich the poem's meaning? What references
need explaining? How does an explanation assist in the
understanding of the poem?
What difficult, special, or unusual words does the poem
contain? How does the diction reveal meaning? Are any words
repeated? If so, do any words carry evocative connotative
meanings? Are there any puns or other forms of verbal wit?
Do any objects, persons, places, events, or actions have
allegorical or symbolic meanings? What other details in the
poem support your interpretation?
Is irony used? Are there any examples of situational irony,
verbal irony, or dramatic irony? Is understatement or paradox
used?
What is the tone of the poem? Is the tone consistent?
Does the poem use onomatopoeia, assonance, consonance, or
alliteration? How do these sounds affect you?
What sounds are repeated? If there are rhymes, what is their
effect? Do they seem forced or natural? Is there a rhyme
scheme? Do the rhymes contribute to the poem's meaning?
Did you enjoy the poem? What,
specifically
, pleased or displeased you about what was expressed and how it
was expressed?

4. Some thoughts on organizing your paper:
An explication demonstrates your ability to (1) follow the
essential details of the poem, (2) understand the issues and the
meaning the poem reveals, (3) explain some of the relationships
of content and technique, and (4) note and discuss especially
important or unique aspects of the poem.
In your introduction, use your thesis or central idea to express a
general view of the poem, which your essay will fill out with
specific details.
In the body of your essay, first explain the poem's content--not
with a paraphrase, but with a description of the poem's major
organizing elements. So, if the speaker of the poems is "inside"
the poem as a first-person involved "I," you do not need to
reproduce this voice yourself in your description. Instead,
describe
the poem in your own words, with whatever brief introductory
phrases you find necessary.
Next, explicate the poem in relation to your central idea. You
choose your own order of discussion, depending on your topics.
You must, however, keep stressing your central idea with each
new topic. For example, you may wish to follow your
description by discussing the poem's meaning, or even by
presenting two or more possible interpretations. You might also
wish to refer to significant techniques. In other words, discuss
those aspects of the meaning and technique that bear on
your
thesis/analysis.
In your conclusion, you should repeat your main idea to
reinforce your essay's thematic structure. Since you've been
working on a general explication), there will be parts of the

5. poem that you will not have discussed.
Finally, leave the reader with a lasting impression of your
"reading" of the poem. This is your chance to turn poet for a
moment; as with a poem, occasionally the final image of an
essay can have the greatest impact on a reader.