Poetry+Explication+on+Meaning

= III. Example Poem = = A. What the poem says = = = = B. What the poem means = = =

= = = All your a's and b's are proof: either "lines 1-3" or phrases or sentences quoted directly from the poem to prove your point. = = Example of explication: =
 * 1) = Ask yourself for your first point: What does the title and first few lines have to do with the poem? =
 * 2) = Second point: Are there any repeating words or symbols like the apple in William Blake's The Poison tree"? What do they mean? =
 * 3) = Third point: What is the story? How does the speaker feel about what he/she is talking about? How can you tell? =
 * 4) = Fourth point: What does the ending say about the meaning of the poem? How and why does it end that way? What do you think the speaker is trying to say =

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