1. Make a VERY GOOD INTRO AND THESIS STATEMENT
    1. “Quote”, this idea is explored in the poem “........” by ……. , which dwells on [OVERVIEW]Is a/an [MOST PROMINENT POINT (Extended metaphor, Ironic, Satirical)] that demonstrates the …[IMPLICIT]…….. The author tries to …. [Question] throughout the expanse of this poem, bringing out and highlighting…….[THEME].
  2. Connect everything back to the question
  3. ELABORATE

Point - The poet adroitly depicts the idea that love is violent   [CONNECT THIS WITH THE OTHER POINTS]

Eg. While the metaphor is being used to portray the violence in love, a juxtaposition is employed to highlight the change in the poet's mindset in the second stanza with love being the most comforting thing, and how love is ever changing and temporary.

Reference - “Love is a saw that amputates the heart”

Technique - Metaphor

Effect of technique - Painful, Takes away a part of you permanently

Zoomed-in - Saw

The effect of the zoomed-in - saw is sharp and should be handled with care, like love

Link - Love and violence go hand in hand

MENTION EFFECT OF LANGUAGE DEVICES [Normal Shit] AND STRUCTURAL DEVICES [Caesura, Enjambment, Volta(Change)]

Steps To Follow -

  1. Read it once, understand it, don't find a deeper meaning - Split the poem into 3 major parts
  2. Read it again, try to find a deeper meaning wherever, this time highlight any devices that you find
  3. Pick out 3 references that include a device from each of the 3 parts of the poem that you had split and start evaluating through PRTEZEL

Semantic Field [Use this instead of diction] - Bunch of words that suggest the same thing

Holophrastic Sentence - Just one word in a sentence