Paragraph 1 (5-10 sentences):Introduce the poem and explain its literal meaning.-What does the poem say, literally? What is the setting? Who are the characters? What is happening? Who is the speaker? What is the plot? You are not analyzing underlying meaning yet. You are telling the reader what the words mean. This paragraph should contain few or no research citations or quoted lines from the poem since you are putting them in your own words. Close this paragraph with a thesis statement in which you speculate on the theme/themes and/or purposes the poet may be trying to express in the poem (What is the point of the poem?). Remember that the introduction should be relatively brief as compared to your body paragraph.Paragraph 2 (8-15 sentences)Elaborate on the theme(s) and/or purposes mentioned in your thesis statement. What passages/elements in the poem point to this theme, and how do they reveal it? What parts of the poem lead you to understand this theme? Quote lines, words and phrases from the poem as examples.Paragraph 3 (8-15 sentences)-Discuss aspects of the poet’s life, the historical period/social context in which the poem was written, and/or the social/historical context of the events in the poem itself that relate to the poem and/or its themes.Ex. If the poem was written during the Civil War, how does the war relate to the poem? Ex. If the poet was an alcoholic, how might that fact relate to the poem? Ex. If the poem deals with the death of Charles I, how does his life/death affect the poem and its theme?Discuss only those aspects of the poet’s life and/or the poem’s historical context that are directly related to the poem and your thesis. Also, be sure to explain how each piece of biographical and historical information relates to elements in the poem. This paragraph is where the bulk of your borrowed information will be used. Paragraph 4 (8-15 sentences)Discuss the poem’s physical structure (1. how it is organized (division of stanzas) 2. the meter/rhythm/line length, and 3. the rhyme scheme). Discuss how each of these three parts of the structure of the poem contributes to its overall effect.Ex. If it written in open form, indicate that and explain possible reasons why the poet chose this form. What effect does it have on meaning and theme? If the poem is a Sonnet, how does the poet use this format to his/her advantage? If the poem has a strong and steady rhythm and rhyme, it is said to be lyrical (song-like). Why do you think this is appropriate for such a poem? If any part of the poem’s structural pattern changes at any point in the poem, speculate upon possible reasons for this, and the effect of the change on the poem.Paragraph 5 (8-15 sentences)Introduce, show, and explain no fewer than five separate uses of poetic/literary devices in the poem. Be sure to include a quote containing each device, and explain specifically how each device is used to enhance the poem’s theme, subject, purpose, effect, etc. Do not define literary devices. Assume that your reader knows what they are. Also, do not simply suggest that a device is used to make the poem “better” or “easier to read”, unless you also explain exactly how, in your opinion, the device does this.Paragraph 6 (5-10 sentences)Provide a personal evaluation of the poem. Does it accomplish its purpose? What makes it especially effective, touching, poignant, powerful, relevant, etc?You may cite other critics’ statement and agree or disagree with them. Beyond possibly dividing lengthy paragraphs, do not, under any circumstances, divert from the above organization of this essay.