We'll pick up where we left off on Friday. We will take a look at the research that you did on the Puritans!
Once we get through that, we will start discussing our first author, Anne Bradstreet. If we get some time, we will read her poem "Upon the Burning of Our House" . With a partner (a NEW partner), read the poem and analyze it using the steps of TWIST (see below). We will discuss the poem tomorrow in class.
TWIST Method of Poetry Analysis
T= Title: Read the title and stop. Predict what the poem will be about. Consider connotations of the wording.
W= What is it about? Paraphrase each LINE of the poem. Don’t interpret it, just tell it in your own words.
I= Imagery: Look for any imagery (description that makes it so real you can imagine it with any of your five senses), symbolism, metaphors, similes, personification, irony, understatement, allusions, alliteration, onomatopoeia, assonance, rhythm (write out the meter pattern), rhyme scheme, tone and the tone shift, poet’s attitude toward the subject, etc.
S= Structure: Look for the tone shift, punctuation used, stanza division, changes in stanza or line length, layout of poem, or capitalized words. Discuss how these elements relate to the meaning of the poem.
T= Theme: Look at the title again from an interpretive level. Do you see anything new? What is the subject of the poem? Then determine what the poet is saying about each of the subjects which is your theme.
