Ttc - How To Read And Understand Poetry -

Poems are not written in a vacuum. They are responses to history, to other poems, or to personal trauma. The "Context" layer tells you why the technical choices were made.

: This includes metaphor, simile, and irony. Metaphor is often considered the most vital gift of a poet, allowing them to convey complex feelings by describing one thing in terms of another. TTC - How to Read and Understand Poetry

Before you reach for a highlighter or a dictionary, just read. Poems are not written in a vacuum

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