Close reading of a poem

20 Setembro 2018, 08:00 Isabel Maria da Cunha Rosa Fernandes

Close reading of a poem by Ted Hghes, "The Thought-Fox".

Stanzas and lines. Structural and conceptual divisions of the poem.
The importance of sound devices in poetry: alliterationa and assonance.
Rhythm and Rhyme.
Run-on lines and end-stopped lines.
Paradox and oxymoron.