Understanding Poetry Interpretation and Analysis for Literature Students
Explore the intricacies of interpreting and appreciating poetry in this session focused on analyzing Dylan Thomas' poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night." Learn about literary devices, figurative language, and the poet's background to grasp the deeper meanings within the text, including themes of war against death, mortality, transience, and old age.
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UGRC 160 UGRC 160 Introduction to Introduction to Literature Literature SESSION 8
Poetry Poetry- - Part 2 Part 2 The Sense of Poetry: Word choice, The Sense of Poetry: Word choice, Word Order, Figure of Speech Word Order, Figure of Speech
Session Objectives Session Objectives At the end of the session, the student will Be able to interpret a poem with extrinsic as well as intrinsic information. Be able to appreciate the literariness of the poem as a way of decoding meaning. Understand how metaphor, simile and the other devices that convey Imagery works within a poem.
This session is essentially a practice session in interpreting or appreciating Poetry. It is important that students familiarize themselves with some basic literary or figurative devices (Personification, Metaphor, Simile, Assonance, Alliteration, Allusion, Rhyme, Onomatopoeia etc.) before proceeding to analyze Dylan Thomas Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night Night - - Dylan Thomas Dylan Thomas
Study the poem closely. Read each Stanza of the poem critically, paying attention to the denotative and connotative meaning of important words in the Stanza Identify the Literary/Figurative devices employed in the poem. Do a little research on Dylan Thomas and see if you can associate some information from his life to the idea he expresses in the poem.
Ideas expressed in the Poem Ideas expressed in the Poem WAGING WAR AGAINST DEATH MORTALITY TRANSCIENCE OLD AGE
