How to Analyze Poetry:
Cheat Sheet
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I. First Reading
II. Beginning to Analyze
III. Identifying Textual Features
IV. Putting It All Together
I. First Reading
II. Beginning to Analyze
III. Identifying Textual Features
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1. Setting
2. Narrative Voice
3. Poetic Structure
4. Diction
5. Poetic Devices
6. Tone
7. Ideology
1. Setting
2. Narrative Voice
3. Poetic Structure
4. Diction
5. Poetic Devices
6. Tone
7. Ideology
IV. Putting It All Together
Work Cited List
Weaver, Andy. “Analyzing Poetry.”
Introduction to Poetry, 18 Sept. 2008,
York University, Toronto. Lecture.