ential Questions
Who are the characters in the poem? Write a piece of short information
about each character.
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2. Who speaks in the poem? Extract a sentence from the poem to prove your
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3. Discuss the form/ structure of the poem
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Overview
The opening assignment in this literature-themed writing course is the analysis of the single poem, story, novel, or play. This assignment will form the basis of most of the other writing assignments you will be required to undertake in your Writ 102 literature class. It is important that you know how to write an analysis—sometimes called an interpretation or a literary analysis or a critical reading or a critical analysis in order to identify an author’s or text’s main idea through the process of explication. To understand what is required in your analysis, be certain to first familiarize yourself with the Analysis assignment and read Edward Hirsch’s “How to Read a Poem.”
How to Structure An Analysis Essay
There is no one single method for structuring your analysis. In fact, there are several equally valid ways of structuring a literary analysis. What takes time and effort is discovering the best method for your purpose and audience, and the methods presented here are easy enough to modify to fit those needs.
Introduction: Presenting the Main Idea
Regardless of what method you use, it is always sound to begin your analysis with a paragraph that provides the context of the work you are analyzing and a brief account of what you believe to be the poem or story or play’s main theme. At a minimum, your account of the work’s context will include the name of the author, the title of the work, its genre, and the date and place of publication. If there is an important biographical or historical context to the work, you should include that, as well. However, don’t get lost in details. Your audience except a concise (meaning short) level of background. Next, try to express the work’s theme in one or two sentences. Theme is that insight into human experience the author offers to readers, usually revealed as the content, the drama, the plot of the poem, story, or play unfolds and the characters interact. Assessing theme can be a complex task. Authors usually show the theme; they don’t tell it. They rarely say, at the end of the story, words to this effect: “and the moral of my story is…” They tell their story, develop their characters, provide some kind of conflict—and from all of this theme emerges. Because identifying theme can be challenging and subjective, it is often a good idea to work through the rest of the analysis, then return to the beginning and assess theme in light of your analysis of the work’s other literary elements.
Example Introduction Paragraph
Here is a good example of an introductory paragraph from Ben’s analysis of William Butler Yeats’ poem, “Among School Children.”
“Among School Children” was published in Yeats’ 1928 collection of poems The Tower. It was inspired by a visit Yeats made in 1926 to school in Waterford, an official visit in his capacity as a senator of the Irish Free State. In the course of the tour, Yeats reflects upon his own youth and the experiences that shaped the “sixty-year old, smiling public man” (line 8) he has become. Through his reflection, the theme of the poem emerges: a life has meaning when connections among apparently disparate experiences are forged into a unified whole.
Body: Staying Focused
In the body of your literature analysis, you want to guide your readers through a tour of the poem, story, or play, pausing along the way to comment on, analyze, interpret, and explain key incidents, descriptions, dialogue, symbols, the writer’s use of figurative language—any of the elements of literature that are relevant to a sound analysis of this particular work (See Edward Hirsch’s excellent questions “Talking Bac
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In the poem Padre Faura Witnesses the Execution of Rizal, Rizal's death is attested to in writing. Danton Remoto was the author. A free-verse poem that describes what happened on December 30, 1896. There are some heartfelt words used in it. It sends the message to reflect on the past and honor our national hero.
- The director of the Manila Observatory is a priest by the name of Padre Faura. Additionally, he served as Jose Rizal's favourite tutor. Pepe was a nickname given to Jose Rizal when he was a little boy.
- In the poem, Padre Faura is the one who is speaking. The poem's opening line, "I stand on the roof of the Ateneo municipal, shivering on this December morning," is one phrase that will help him establish his identity.
- Due to its inconsistent use of rhyme, meter, and pattern, the poem "Padre Faura Witnesses the Execution of Rizal" falls under the category of free verse poetry. Popular forms of modern poetry include free verse poems.
- It is impossible to compare Padre Faura's experience of Rizal's execution to being in purgatory.
- I thought the poem was written for the entire Filipino population. Insofar as Padre Faura wished to imprint on our minds the legacy of Rizal, particularly in regards to his love and esteem for education, which he believed would protect the nation against exploitation and imperialism.
- If I were in my student's position, I would have felt helpless and guilty for not being able to assist him.
- The author experienced regret and pain. Looking back and remembering the stars that once shone but are now dead was the message Danton Remote sought to get through. They are frequently referred to as heroes
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