2.08: Write a Literary Analysis

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Directions:Write an analysis of one of the imagist poems we read and discussed in class. Your analysis will discuss how imagery is used to paint a picture in the poem. You will use relevant text evidence and explain how your text evidence supports your opinion in your analysis.

STEP 1: Read the four assigned imagist poems: The Red Wheelbarrow,To a Poor Old Woman,Heat, andThe White Horse.

STEP 2: Choose ONE poem you want to write your analysis about

STEP 3:You may choose to write a 1-2 paragraph paper that includes the same information that is here in the graphic organizer OR you can fill in the graphic organizer.
Whatever option you choose, you MUST write in full, complete sentences.

1	Name of poem
2	Author
3	Summary (very brief, and only talk about what is written in black and white – don’t analyze here)	This poem is about…
4	What picture did this poem paint for you?	The author used imagery in this poem to create a picture of…
5	Text Evidence 1(choose a word or line from the poem that made you think about the picture you listed in part 4)	In line number _____ the author wrote…
6	Explanation of Text Evidence 1 (explain how the text evidence from part 5 painted the picture you listed in part 4)	This part of the poem painted the picture of (insert the picture you listed in part 4 of the graphic organizer) because…
7	Text Evidence 2(choose anotherword or line from the poem that made you think about the picture you listed in part 4)	In line number _____ the author wrote…
8	Explanation of Text Evidence 2 (explain how the text evidence from part 7 painted the picture you listed in part 4)	This part of the poem painted the picture of (insert the picture you listed in part 4 of the graphic organizer) because…

**make sure that your text evidence actually supports your thoughts from part 4 and that your explanations of your text evidence REALLY explain how your text evidence supports how it painted the picture for you**

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