In 1,000 to 1,500 words, analyze a poem or poems (multiple shorter poems should be written by the same poet) that we’ve read in class. You might look at the poem’s rhythm and rhyme schemes, internal and external structure, literary devices, and how all of these things combine to give the poem meaning. You might also look at the poem’s historical context and how it exemplifies (or doesn’t exemplify) the poetic conventions of the time it was written. The purpose of this assignment is to flex your poetry-reading muscles and demonstrate that you are able to read and analyze poetry.
The Poetry to analyse is the Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti