The document discusses analyzing poetry through close reading and identifying literary devices. It explains that a poetry explication attempts to describe the meaning and relationships between stylistic devices in a poem. Some common figurative language devices found in poetry are mentioned, including metaphor, which draws comparisons between two unlike things, and simile, which uses "like" or "as" to directly compare two things. The analysis of poems through identifying these literary techniques is important for fully understanding the poet's intended meaning and message.