Unit 4 Paper: Poetry Explication Instructions

Read the following poem by William Blake carefully, and notice that he has used either metaphor, personification or symbolism in almost every line. For this assignment, you will be writing an explication of this poem. Your explication should be 3-5 paragraphs long. Try to use all that you have learned about poetic devices, poetic meter, symbolism, and figurative language during this unit.

1) At the beginning of your explication, be sure to identify the form of the poem and any other important structural det

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Unit 4 Paper: Poetry Explication Instructions

Read the following poem by William Blake carefully, and notice that he has used either metaphor, personification or symbolism in almost every line. For this assignment, you will be writing an explication of this poem. Your explication should be 3-5 paragraphs long. Try to use all that you have learned about poetic devices, poetic meter, symbolism, and figurative language during this unit.

1) At the beginning of your explication, be sure to identify the form of the poem and any other important structural det