Poetry Analysis

Barter By: Sara Teasdale

Have you Eever enjoyed life and did got something in return? This Poem is called Barter, written by Sara Teasdale. This Poem is about enjoying and having fun in life, but also doing something in return. This The Poem poem uses hyperbole, Personificationpersonification, rhyme and onomatopoeia which itch help it to make the Poem poem full of life. The mood is happy and neutral. The structure is short and choppy, and has three stanzas also normal length. The Author uses rhyme to make the poem flow better, which help the structure too. She has separated Barter into three different stanzas, all talking about different things aspects in life. The first stanza is about the beautiful things aspects in life, the second stanza is about to not only taking e, but also giving to life. e. The third stanza combines the first two stanzas together so that you have the beautiful things in life and to do something in return. The author uses rhyme to make the poem flow better, which also helps the structure. The first two stanzas have the same rhyming pattern, where the third stanza has a different rhyming pattern. This help by making the Poem flow better.

Comment [JH1]: You also need to talk about structure in your introduction as you have written about structure in your first paragraph.

Comment [JH2]: Lukas, be careful where you put capital letters, the word poem does not need capital! Nor does the word personification.

Comment [JH3]: You need to be more specifi here with your word choice.

Comment [JH4]: Think about the way you hav organized your ideas here. You need to make sure they are clearly presented.

To make this Poem more lively, Sara Teasdale added literary terms such as hyperbole, Personification, rhyme and onomatopoeia. One of the onomatopoeia's in this Poem poem is, "soaring fire". The first two stanzas have the same rhyming pattern, where the third stanza has a different rhyming pattern. This help by making the Poem flow better. In addition to Structure structure and literary terms, Sara Teasdale also uses two kinds of moods, happy and neutral. It helps the Reader reader get a feeling about this Poempoem. "Love", "beautiful" and "all beautiful and splendid things" help the poem to have a happy and positive mood. Mood, Structure structure and literary terms work together to get the message across, to enjoy life, but also doing something in return. Sara Teasdale did a good job at bringing the message across. The Poem poem Barter is full of life and creativcreativity. e.

Comment [JH5]: This point is linked with the first body paragraph about the structure, it is not related to the poetic devices!

Comment [JH6]: Great! But why is this important to mention, what other examples can y use in your body paragraph about the poetic devi You metion hyperbolebut when is this present?

Comment [JH7]: This point is linked with the first body paragraph about the structure, it is not related to the poetic devices! Comment [JH8]: Great transition!

Comment [JH9]: Good conclusion Lucas!

Bibliography: Poem: Barter By: Sara Teasdale