"An Echo Sonnet" - Poetry Analysis

Question 1

step 1

Answer 1

read the prompt

Question 2

step 2: diagnose the prompt

Answer 2

• intro: the following poem…
• warning: read carefully, paying close attention…
• claims: analyze how the…
• warrants: contribute to its meaning

Question 3

step 3

Answer 3

read the poem and find the meaning

Question 4

step 4: which devices establish the claims/warrants

Answer 4

• questions are part of the form of the poem which develops meaning
• structure illustrates that the answers are within us
• uses distressed tone to explain the complex inner working of the mind

Question 5

step 5

Answer 5

organize, topical or chronological

Question 6

note

Answer 6

• the warning gives us a clue that the literary technique of “form” is related to the poem’s meaning
• form or structure
• within ourselves
• a blank page
• many questions
• the search of life’s right answers
• try not to use same piece of data twice

Question 7

task

Answer 7

pack uses rhetorical questions to create a unique form which develops the overall meaning

Question 8

form

Answer 8

poem’s structure