How long is an explication of a poem?

This Poetry Explication should be 1000-1250 words. You are expected to display “reflective thinking” in your explication, use the language of poetic analysis, and use quotes from the poem as you explicate it.

What does it mean to explicate a poem?

A poetry explication is an analytical essay that comments on a poem's elements and possible meanings. In other words, writers make connections between the narrative of the poem and the literary choices the poet uses to convey that narrative such as imagery, tone, rhythm and meter, and word choice.