How do you write a critical appreciation to a poem?

Answer:
You learn about styles, forms, functions, idioms, rhythms, rhymes, rhyming schemes, scanning, etc., and then apply them with some degree of depth, wisdom, sincerity and (where appropriate) humour.
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