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choose 10-15 lines from a section of
Paradise Lost
you would like to analyze.
Once you have chosen which poem you want to analyze, do the following:
1.Paraphrase the poem line by line(Exception: if you have chosen Lovelace’s To Althea, From Prison, Marvell’s To His Coy Mistress, or Marvell’s
The Mower’s Song, you may paraphrase every 3-4 lines or every stanza).
2.Using ART WARS, tell what the poem is about (A).
3.Using the remaining elements of ART WARS, choose 3 of the 6 to comment on:
Repeated themes/ideas:
Tone:
Words:
Alliteration:
Rhyme/Rhythm:
Structure:
Don’t just say “I see alliteration here” or “These words rhyme”, but be sure to explain what effect these elements have on the poem overall. Try at least 1 new element you did not use last week!
4.Tell us why you chose this poem to analyze. How did it speak to you?
5.Create a question to ask the class about your poem. “You” questions can
work very well.