English 1 Name:_________________________________________

Poetry Analyzer
Title of your poem: ______________________________

Action Subject
Describe the literal action in the poem. What happens? Where does it What is the poem about? Does the poem happen in public or in
happen? You might need to consider setting. private? Is it about race, class, sex, etc.? How do you know?

Narrator/Speaker Structure
STATUS What does the poem look like? How many stanzas are there? How
Uninvolved in story-----------------------------------------------------Fully involved in story many lines? Is there anything important about the way the poem
Omniscient (all-knowing)---------------------------------------------------------------Limited rhymes?
Reliable----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Unreliable

CONTACT
First person--------------------------Second person------------------------------Third person
Respects audience------------------------------------------------------Contempt for audience

STANCE
Clear attitude-------------------------------------------------------------------Hiding something
Approval------------------------------------------------------------------------------Disapproval

Do you trust this narrator/speaker? Why or why not?

 Tone Relationship to Enrique’s Journey
What is the speaker’s tone? Describe the speaker’s attitude towards the How does the message of this poem relate to something in Enrique’s
subject. Is the tone the same throughout the poem, or does it change at Journey? Does the poem share similar values? Does a line remind you
some point? Where does it change? of something in EJ?

Figurative Language Eight Pillars

Are there any examples of similes, metaphors, symbols, personification, How do the Eight Pillars apply to this narrator? How do they apply to
or imagery? How does your use of figurative language help us the subject, characters, or ideas in the poem?
understand the poem’s message or tone? Ability (mental/physical) Age Ethnicity/race Gender
Family Composition Religion Sexual orientation Class