An Introduction to Introductions

• What is the poem about?
• Consider POETIC FORM, VOICE, LINEATION AND LITERAL MEANING in relation to the LARGER PURPOSE.
• Use the guiding question to focus your response.
• Don’t list techniques. Mention large overarching techniques instead
• The word persona appears a lot in examples. Don’t say character if you are talking about a poem
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Some exemplars: