Villanelle Analysis Literary Elements
12th Grade · ELA · 45 min· Evidence And Commentary
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Learning Objective
I can analyze a villanelle to explain how literary elements and author artistry create meaning.
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The first step in breaking down a prompt is to identify the tagline, which stands for title, author, and genre.
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Step two involves identifying any background information in the prompt that can help you understand why the poem was created or what is happening in the poem itself, such as the setting or context.
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The third step is to find the command in the prompt, which always starts with the word analyze or analyzes, and use this to create a "conquer question" focusing on what you can't know until you read the poem.
