Poetry Analysis - short poem

Title of Poem The Lorelei

Summary of the Poem

Author’s purpose/Perspective/Attitude

Poetic form (free verse or stanza pattern?)

Internal Patterns

Tone

Attitude towards the subject; Word choice/diction

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Repetition

Recurrence of sounds, words, phrase, stanzas

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Exact Rhyme

Words that have identical rhyme (kite and bite). Can be internal rhyme and/or end

Example(s)- Indicate Location (Internal or End).

Slant Rhyme

Words that sound like they might rhyme, but actually do not (soul and all, stopped and wept). Can be internal and/or end.

Example(s)- Indicate Location (Internal or End).

Literary devices

Imagery

Author uses sensory details or descriptive words to create an “image”

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Assonance

the repetition of a vowel sound in a line of text or poetry

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Consonance

repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase

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Alliteration

he occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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