Poetic Analysis (CP 2)

In your groups, you will be assigned one of the following four poems. Using the understanding poetry sheets, as well as the poetic terms on my School Wires site (which you will be tested on Friday), conduct an analysis of your poem. Tomorrow you will present your findings to the class.

The Fish - Elizabeth Bishop

Sonnet 18 - William Shakespeare

Acting Like a Tree - Jonathan Aaron

Junk by Richard Wilbur

Remember to locate the following items in your poem (if possible):

Persona, Auditor, Apostrophe, Poetic Diction, Connotation, Denotation, Neologism (Coinage), Syntax, Imagery: Visual, Tactile, Auditory, Gustatory, Olfactory, Metaphor, Simile, Conceit, Hyperbole, Understatement, Allusion, Personification, Paradox, Oxymoron, Synesthesia

Keep in mind, not all of these elements will be in your poem, but this will serve as a good refresher for your "quest" on Friday.

Good luck!