Ralph Said:

What are some good english writing techniques?

We Answered:

Think about the poems' themes. You've mentioned literary devices, which are narrow, specific tools that a poet uses, but you haven't mentioned looking at the overall statement the poem is making.

Ask yourself how the poet uses those devices you mentioned to make a statement, a theme.

For instance, metaphors relating to loss - alliteration to draw attention to specific words -


Read some commentary on the poem, like this: http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels…