STATEMENT( lines 1,2)

  The English language is the richest for poetry.

QUALIFICATION OF STATEMENT( lines 3-10)

   This doesn't mean that England has produced the greatest poets or amount of poetry.

CLARIFICATION ( lines 11- 14)

   English is the richest language for poetry because it has the largest vocabulary.

SUPPORTING STATEMENT + EXAMPLES ( lines14-19)

   This richness is due to the variety of elements of which English is made of:

   a. Germanic foundation

   b. Scandinavian element

   c. Norman French element

   d. a succession of French influences

   e. increase of new words coined from the Latin

   f. Celtic element

FURTHER CLARIFICATION + EXAMPLES ( lines 29-40)

  The English language is also rich in his rhythmic variety. The elements are:

  a. Saxon verse

   b. Norman French rhythm

   c. Welsh rhythm

   d. Latin poetry study

   e. Greek poetry study

FIRST RESTATEMENT ( lines 41-44)

   English is a good language for poetry because it is derived from so many linguistic sources.

SECOND RESTATEMENT(lines  44-48)

   England has not necessarily produced the greatest poets.

STATEMENT+EXAMPLES ( lines 49-51)

   It is generally thought that the greatest people excel in one art. Examples:

   a. Italy and the France in painting

   b. Germany in music

   c. England in poetry

REFUTATION + EXAMPLES ( lines 52-68)

   This is not correct because:

    a. no art is an exclusive possession

    b. England hasn't ever been the major influence in poetry

    Example: in the second half of 19th Century the greatest contribution to English poetry was made in France   

    (Baudelaire, Paul Valéry)

FURTHER REFUTATION + EXAMPLE ( lines 68-76)

   A nation which leads in a particular art form in a particular period does not necessarily produce the greatest  

   artists.

STATEMENT (lines 77-86)

   No European nation would have accomplished what it has, as far as culture is concerned, if other countries  

   had not developed the same art forms.

STATEMENT (lines 86-99)

   The ability of European literature to renew itself depends on two factors:

   1. the ability to receive and assimilate influences from abroad

   2. the ability to learn from its own sources

Ex. III

   a. The pronoun "I" always refers to the same person ( the author) , who gives the reader his own ideas, 

       considerations, thoughts. The pronoun is also used to underline some concepts, in order to make the essay 

       clearer.

   b. The pronoun "you" doesn't refer to the same people; I first find it in line 18 where it refers to German 

       people, then in line 41; in this case is not so simple to identify whom the pronoun refers to: it could refer to 

       German people again and also to anyone reading or listening the essay.

Ex. IV   

   1. I think ( lines 3, 41)

   2. I think of ( line 29)

   3. I am not/ I am thinking ( lines 29, 30)

   4. I venture to say ( line 61)

Ex.V

   A. The essayist addresses to German people. Infact the essay was originally written as one of a series of talks 

       broadcasts to Germany after World War II. But it's interesting to notice that the addressee could be anyone.

   B. Before giving his own opinions the essayist puts general and common thoughts  claimed by a great majority.

   C. The writer's main intention is to prove the common thesis which claims that English language is the richest one 

        for writing poetry.

   D. The essayist substantiates his statements with considerations on the variety of the language elements and 

        rhythms, with examples and truthful statements and refusing possible objections during the argument 

        development.