Step-by-step explication process: Guides users through the process of interpreting and understanding poetry
Quick reference format: Allows for fast access and easy reference during study or teaching
Respectful interpretation approach: Encourages a thoughtful and open-minded analysis of poetry
Suitable for all ages: Appropriate for students, educators, and lifelong learners
Summarized by Shop
"Poetry if speech framed...to be heard for its own sake." - Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Some speak of "analyzing" poetry. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) reveals the unfortunate metaphorical origins of "analyze": "to take to pieces...to dissect, decompose." The same dictionary says the verb "explicate" is gentler, more respectful of its su