What is poem analysis?
Literary compositions have some major components like themes, main idea and poetic techniques etc. Among them, theme and main idea of the poem can be defined as major components. Main ides of a poem is ' what the piece of writing is mostly about.' I consists about relevant details of the poem and points in plots. In another way, theme of a literary composition is the ' big picture ' one can create with all the points it discusses. To make a great analysis of the poem, RPM method can be used.
R - Read the poem. Before the commencement of the poem analysis, you have to read the poem several times. Reading the poem carefully help you to understand the big picture or story the narrator tries to convey.
P - Paraphrase the poem. After reading the poem carefully, you can write the idea in the poem in your own words.
M - Main idea of the poem. Now you have the poem written in your own words. By going through the paraphrased line you can identify the main idea of the poem.
The next main component of the poem is 'theme'. Theme is the message or meaning conveyed by the poem or literary composition. There can be poems belonged to different themes like nature, society, war and violence etc.
Elements of poetry can be defined as anther crucial point in literature. Voice, diction , imagery, figures of speech syntax, sound, rhythm and structure are are the elements of poetry. Mostly, in poem analysis, a deep study of poetic devices paves the way for a better understanding of the theme and main idea of the poem within the give context.
The ultimate aim of analyzing a poem is understanding the intended message conveyed y the narrator. For that , having thorough understanding about RPM method and poetic devices is very important.