Today we parsed and paraphrased Gray's "Elegy " as I have been working with Joshua on analysis methods to interpret poetry, one being to paraphrase. Stanza by stanza I assisted Joshua in reorganizing structure and vocabulary to in effect "translate" as an initial step to interpretation. As we worked through this lengthy and at times abstruse poem, we further focused on recognizing the poetic techniques of apostrophe, alliteration, and personification as well as exploring their function in the poem.