Critical Appreciation format

General Idea of the poem: _____________

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Background of the poem: ________________

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Title of the poem: ______________________

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Attitude of the poet: _____________________

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Critical summary of the poem: ____________

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Major themes (I): _______________________

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(III) _________________________________

Major symbols: (I) ______________________

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(III) _________________________________

Elements of Irony: _____________________

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Romantic/classic/ Modern elements: _______

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Imagery:

(I)               Visual Imagery          ______________

(II)            Auditory imagery      ______________

(III)         Olfactory imagery     ______________

(IV)        Gustatory imagery    ______________

(V)           Tactile imagery         ______________

(VI)        Organic imagery        ______________

(VII)     Kinaesthetic imagery ______________

Compound words: ______________________

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Comparison & Contrast: _________________ 

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Denotation & connotation: _______________

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Similes:       ___________________________

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Metaphors: ___________________________

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Personification/ Apostrophe: _____________

Paradox/oxymoron: ____________________

Over/under statement: __________________

Musical Devices:

(I)               Alliteration      __________________

(II)            Consonance     __________________

(III)         Assonance       __________________

Prosody: _____________________________

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Genre: _______________________________

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