Poetry analysis

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you found a secret message in a bottle. You'd look for clues to understand it — that's what poetry analysis is!

2. 2

   What do we do when we analyse a poem?

3. 3

   Let's analyse this line together: 'The moon was a ghostly galleon.'

4. 4

   Now you try! Tap the words in this line that create a picture in your mind.

5. 5

   In 'The sun smiled', what is the poet doing?

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   Here's a quick guide to three poetry tools:

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   Which tool is this: 'Her voice was like honey'?