Friday, April 26, 2013

Poetry Analysis

Title
of poem means
A Crazed Girl
Paraphrase
parts of the Poem
A wild, beautiful girl dancing on the shore. Her soul protects her from the world.
Connotation
of some of the words – changing literal meaning to implied or associated values
Poetry-beauty     
Attitude
What is the attitude of the author, characters or yourself?
Very free. Without a care. Feeling the same reading it.
Shift
At first we think or feel one way – then there is a shift:  identify the shifts and explain them
Shifts at the last stanza from feeling absolutely free without restraint, to facing those restraints and overcoming them through her own soul.
Title revisited
Any new insights on meaning or significance of title?
Crazed refers to the outsides world view on freedom of the soul, which the author truly supports.
Theme 
(Your soul is the key to your freedom)

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