Short Poem Explication Sheet

Title:
Poet:
School/Movement/Period:

I. Poetic Form

A. Sound Values
1. rhyme types/samples:
2. alliteration/assonance samples:
3. onomatopoeia samples:

B. Versification
1. rhythm and meter (identify for two or three lines)

#1:

#2:

#3:

2. number of stanzas:
3. rhyme scheme:
4. stanza form:

C. Imagery
1. examples of sight/smell/hearing/taste/touch/motion:

D. Similes/Metaphors/Conceits:

II. Poetic Content
A. Narrative:

B. Emotion:

C. Ideas
1. historical context:

2. explicit statement versus metaphor:

3. allegory:

4. symbol:

5. allusion:

6. myths and archetypes: