My Poetic Analysis

My process is to first identify any unusual or in this case creative structural syntax. This can help me identify pretty early on the tone of the poem. Which is the next step in the process, identifying the tone. I like to look for descriptive words or repetition. These identifiers help me solidify the tone of the poem or push my analysis in a different direction. Lastly, I try to identify the setting of the poem, whether it be in the poem or context clues from when the poem was written or published. These can help me understand the time in which they wrote this and identify the common feeling during that time.

I would say the easiest part has been trying to understand the poem from the time it was written and a little background about the author. When we read the fig tree, it was way easier to develop an analysis of the poem once I found out that she was in her late twenties. It helped me understand the tone of her poem better and to come up with a theme of what she was trying to convey. The most challenging part for me has been identifying the tone through context clues or structural syntax. I can scope it out pretty fast but it takes me a little time to understand what they’re trying to say display.

I want to get better at getting inspired by these authors and use some similar techniques to write my own poems. I feel that sometimes it’s hard to come up with a topic but most of these authors are writing about times they lived in and if I can tap into my experience that way, I think I can be a pretty good writer.