Tips for Unseen Poems
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- Created on: 18-01-20 06:23
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TIPS FOR UNSEEN POEMS
1.Use the MISS rule:
Meter: stressed/unstressed, iambic pentameter…
Imagery: simile, metaphor, conceit…
Sound effects: alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia, assonance…
Special effects: personification, anthropomorphism…
2.What if you don’t get it?
Step 1: break the poem down into sentences or clauses. Ignore line-breaks to start off with and focus on deciphering the meaning before moving on to consider connotations.
Step 2: if you…
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