Identify the theme(s) or the conflict(s) of the passage and then analyze the techniques through which this theme or conflict is depicted in this particular poem.
Pick out significant words and phrases, and think about word connotations. Identify figures of speech, and analyze them.
Consider the punctuation and whether certain words are emphasized as a result of punctuation.
Poems are also about space. Consider the significance of where a line ends or drops off and another begins.
Consider who the speaker is and how that affects the point of view of the poem.
Consider the significance of the poem’s title, and its layout on the page.
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