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[echoesofhades]

ooh ooh black hole, orion, moon

black hole: what’s the last thing you want to see? 

the inside of a black hole & then i die poetically

orion: favourite month?

october and not only because its my birthday, but also because it has lots of holidays and its a chill month in general

moon: what are you currently studying/hope to study? 

i’m looking forward to start doing a graphic design course next year and also start german classes <3

send space asks to this space hoe

[studymb]

yooo this is the second part of analysing poems using ‘STILS’ so i suggest you have a look at ~ PART ONE: ANNOTATIONS ~ first! here, i’ll be talking about how i apply my notes to writing the actual essay/coursework/assessment/etc.

➨ PEEE PARAGRAPHS:

You may have heard of these, especially if you’re from the UK. Most people use PEE (two Es) but the extra E will get you a higher grade, especially if done well!

POINT - state what your point/idea is, eg. “In Sonnet 116, Shakespeare portrays love as indestructible.” The more specific the point (don’t start with ‘I think…’ because it’s too subjective), the better, as it shows you know exactly what you want to talk about, but make sure it’s also open enough for you to interpret in more than one way.

EVIDENCE - quotes!!! you have to choose a quote from the poem to support the point you just made, eg. “This can be seen in the quote ‘……..’”

EXPLAIN - this is where you write down all the annotations and thoughts you had when analysing the poem, and explain them thoroughly; talk about different interpretations - layers of meaning will get you more marks - as well as the effect on the reader. If the reader bit confuses you, you can always add “This shows the reader how…”, “This proves to the reader…”, or “This makes the reader feel…” to one of your explanations - just the word reader will get you marks!

EXPLORE - this can be difficult, but it’s where you narrow down your analysis into just one word from the quote (or two if the quote is a longer one). You can also just choose to talk about punctuation, like a semi-colon or full stop. Mention how it affects the reader again, if possible. If you’re running out of time or the word limit is catching up to you, just mention one ‘explore’ - you don’t have to write as much as you did for ‘explain’.

The idea is to use the PEEE structure inside the STILS. So, after you write down the subject and tone of the poem (refer back to part one of this post if you don’t know what I’m talking about!), write a PEEE paragraph for each of these: imagery, language, structure.

When comparing two poems (or a poem to another text) talk about poem 1 and then poem 2 right after for each category of STILS, like this:

poem 1 subject ~ poem 2 subject

poem 1 tone ~ poem 2 tone

poem 1 imagery PEEE ~ poem 2 imagery PEEE

poem 1 language PEEE ~ poem 2 language PEEE

poem 1 structure PEEE ~ poem 2 structure PEEE

➨ IMPORTANT TIPS:

INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION - I think the best way to avoid repeating yourself too much and staying clear and concise is to write about the subject and tone as the introduction; then the imagery, language, and structure PEEEs are your main body, after which you summarise your ideas into a paragraph for the conclusion

try to pick shorter, concise quotes, rather than three-line long ones, as it shows you’re more decisive and confident in what you’re talking about

IDENTIFY THE LITERARY TECHNIQUE!! a lot of people choose the appropriate quote (eg. one that includes personification for imagery), but forget to actually state what it is, and therefore lose marks as they haven’t shown that they understand what they’ve picked out

when explaining quotes, use phrases like “this emphasises/underlines/highlights…” instead of just “this shows…” again and again, because it becomes repetitive and doesn’t stand out as much

CONNECTIVES!!! they are so important to link all your ideas together and compare two poems; some of these are: however, furthermore, similarly, in contrast to, whereas, etc.

this depends on how much you have to write, but generally try not to talk about too many quotes in each section - focus on one, and if you’re really out of ideas and haven’t written much, then expand to two, but no more than that

comment on the context (for example the American Dream) and how it relates to the ideas in the poem

at the end of each section write a short, one sentence conclusion, such as “therefore this/both poem(s)...”

more often than not, you have a theme (eg. death, relationships, identity) to base your essay on, so remember to link back to it throughout the paragraphs

so this is it!! i hope it helped you guys, although it obviously all depends on the task you’re working on :)

** like i said in the first post, if you want an entire post on layers of meaning and examples, let me know and i’ll make one!! because there’s A LOT to talk about and not enough space here **

feel free to message me if you have any questions or requests, i’d love to help and chat! xxx

[echoesofhades]

i had to get up early to get a new passport BUT i got to see sunrise paris which i never get to see bc im either asleep or in class & its just so beautiful i even took pictures (which u should reblog hint). ALSO HOW ARE THOR AND SMOL BATMAN

omg gonna i dont find the pics i wanna reblog help!!!! i remember the one & only time i saw parisian sunrise but i was half drunk and my memories are all blurry

ALSO THOR AND SMAL BATMAN ARE SLEEPING TOGETHER BY MY SIDE AND THEY LOOK SO CUTEWHEN THEY SLEEP I TOOK LOTS OF PICS i’m such a mom

url: not my fandom | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5icon: selfie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5mobile theme: default | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5updates tab: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 theme: default | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5posts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5overall: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

compliment: you’re one my favorite blogs and ppl so

following: not (yet) | now i am!! | duh! | you’re one of the baes

want one?

[katebishop]

that poem analysis thing is already so helpful omg THANK YOU (also would it be possible for u to tag me in things like that in the future?) ur a life saver

omg YAY i’m so glad i could help!! and yes of course!! <3

(also i hope u don’t mind that i’m posting this bc it made me v happy :’))

[studymb]

hello friends!! analysing poems can be pretty hard so i thought i’d share my method with you all! i learnt this during secondary school from my amazing teacher (i had her for the whole 5 years, thank god) and i think it’s a great way to categorise your poetry analysis notes and keep track of all the techniques you need to look out for :) this might seem quite long but it’s easy and quick to execute once you get the hang of it ~

➨ WHAT IS STILS? + TIPS ON ANNOTATIONS:

STILS is an acronym for: subject, tone, imagery, language, structure. When using it to annotate your poems, I suggest using a different coloured highlighter for the last three sections (you don’t really need one for subject or tone); for example, pink for imagery, green for language, blue for structure, and yellow for any additional bits that don’t fit in anywhere else. I usually make notes around the lines I highlight and use arrows to connect them. If you don’t want to ruin the book, use sticky notes (or use them for additional space)!

➨ S - SUBJECT:

Pretty self-explanatory, I guess, the subject is what the poem is about. Read through it carefully and try to figure out + note down what the literal theme is and then what the underlying meaning is (eg. ‘Ariel’ by Sylvia Plath is, at first glance, about riding her horse at dawn, but some interpretations include Plath losing her human identity to animal instinct, desiring death over life, depression, etc.).

➨ T - TONE:

The tone of the poem is the mood and atmosphere created by the poet. Here are some ideas: blunt, hopeful, aggressive, sorrowful, romantic, reminiscent. SUPER HELPFUL TIP!! - if you can’t come up with anything, say the tone is reflective; literally every poem is reflective (whether it reflects on the past, on someone’s death, on their job... the list goes on), you can’t go wrong with that.

➨ I - IMAGERY:

Here is where the tough stuff begins (and where you’ll need those highlighters!) Imagery, in this case, is defined by these three literary techniques:

personification

metaphors

similes

Try to identify at least one for each (although obviously, some poems don’t use them all) and highlight these quotes! And then, you guessed it, note down what they mean, any thoughts you have on them, and so on. Don’t stop at one idea for one quote if you have more - the more, the better!

➨ L - LANGUAGE:

This is a broader category and contains any other literary devices such as: rhyme, alliteration, sibilance, repetition, juxtaposition, oxymorons, rhetorical questions, jargon, colloquial (or not) language, onomatopoeia, assonance, hyperboles. Do the same: highlight, note down meanings and thoughts.

➨ S - STRUCTURE:

This one is often the most difficult one. Here you can comment on the stanza length, any syllable patterns, rhyming schemes, indentations, ENJAMBMENT, even punctuation (or lack thereof). Again, highlight and annotate. If you’re talking about an entire stanza, you can highlight vertically along the left of it (so it looks a bit like a book spine) instead of highlighting the actual words, so it’s less messy.

➨ IMPORTANT EXTRAS:

These are great if you’re aiming for a higher grade:

comment on references to mythology, other literary works, or context of the time it was written in that might be mentioned in the poem

LAYERS OF MEANING!!!! I cannot stress this enough!! this is where you provide several different interpretations of a quote/technique; eg. the poet uses enjambment to portray excitement as the narrator rushes to say everything on their mind OR it could show their anxiety and certain doubts about a situation OR they are so bored that they can barely form properly structured sentences (it all depends on the poem + context!)

EFFECT ON READER!!!! this is also very important!! note down how certain techniques can make the reader feel; eg. sibilance is soft and creates a peaceful atmosphere for the reader BUT it can also sound sharp and make the reader stand on their toes as they feel something bad is about to happen

if your task is to compare two (or more) poems, underline little bits or quotes that relate to the other poems so you remember to mention them later

ok i think this is enough for now, i hope it helped and made sense :’) i’ll be posting a PART TWO: WRITING ESSAYS very soon and it’s kind of essential to this part so keep an eye out!

** if you want an entire post on layers of meaning and examples, let me know and i’ll make one!! because there’s A LOT to talk about and not enough space here **

feel free to message me if you have any questions or requests, i’d love to help and chat! xxx

[boyaega]

read medea by christa wolf its beautiful

i put it on my tbr list!!!

url: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / BLUE SARGENT

icon: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / RAVEN REYES

theme:  5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / SCOTT MCCALL

overall:  5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / THE GANGSEY

following?: no, but ily / i am now / yes / ur my fave!!!

[tchallakingforever]

im not completely convinced ur NOT sam wilson tbh

I am neither black nor male nor awesome af. But thanks anyway! ; )

url: 6 (cool, but I don’t really get it)/10

icon: 7/10

theme: 7/10

posts: 8/10

overall: 7/10

Blogrates!

[nehmesis]

i was trying to think of a character as PERFECT as u but i CANT ur just TOO PERFECT

STOP IM BLUSHING. seriously you’re too nice ;-;

which fictional character do i remind you of?