The Snow Man

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Analysis and deep look inside the poem “The Snow Man” by Wallace Stevens.
-Begin with an introduction, ending in a general thesis statement that sums up the main idea of your poem. Everything discussed will come back to this point.
-Begin with the large elements and work towards the finer. The structure of the poem. Talk about stanza, line length, that kind of thing. Don’t forget the Why? is incredibly important. Move onto punctuation. How much is there? Why is it important? Why are spondees there? What are they doing? Why is is left aligned? Look at syntax. Some other topics include meter, rhyme (or lack of), sounds, metaphor/simile, imagery, etc. Pay close attention to sound, this will probably be the most difficult section of the paper, but it is considered the most important.