An Explication- The Easy Way Out! By Tricia Cooney

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An Explication- The Easy Way Out! By Tricia
Cooney

• Fear not my weary pilgrims, this is much easier
  than it seems!!

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Which Way Do I Go?

• An Explication contains THREE (3) parts
• 1. PARAPHRASE
• 2. ANALYSIS
• 3. INTERPRETATION

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Paraphrase

• A paraphrase is merely putting the poem into your
  own words.
• You may want to paraphrase stanza by stanza.
• Some poems are really
• difficult and require
• you to paraphrase
• line by line.

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Analysis

• This is your true chance to shine and demonstrate
  how much you really know!
• Start small - point out how many stanzas etc.
• Then, go for the GUSTO! Point out all of the
  literary devices used in the poem.
• Alliteration,allusions,similes, metaphors
  remember these?? See you do use this stuff again!
  

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Explication

• This is the fun part.
• This is a paragraph on what YOU think the poet is
  trying to say to you.
• This portion of the explication will be different
  for each person.
• There really is NO WRONG ANSWER as long as you
  back up what your saying!

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See

• This wasnt so bad
• Break down the process one step at a time
• Maintain a positive attitude
• If you get stuck dont give up its o.k. to ask
• for help

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Its as easy as pulling a RABBITT out of a hat!
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