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What does the title tell you about the poem?
What is your first impression of the poem? Do you like it? Why or why not?
What is the poem about? (What is the theme or subject of the poem?)
Tone: Do you think the author has a positive or negative attitude toward the subject? (Or a different feeling toward the subject of the poem?) Explain.
Mood: What is the mood of the poem? Is it happy, sad, devastating, etc.? Which words contribute to the overall mood?
Do you think the poem has a purpose? What do you think it is? What do others (experts) think it is?
Does the author write about a person or event from history? Explain.
Does the author write about certain things from the past?
When was the poem written and/or published (year)?
What do you know about that time/period?
Where was the poet living and what was he/she doing (working, going to school, etc.) at that time?
Do you think what was going on during that time period had anything to do with this poem? Explain.
Are there any divisions in the poem? (Separate stanzas)
What is the type of the poem?
Does the poem rhyme?
Does it follow a particular rhyme scheme? If so, explain.
Why do you think the author chose to use those particular words?
What do the words alone tell you? (What does it make you think of?)
Are there any difficult or confusing words? List them.
Does the poem use any comparisons of things using the words “like” or “as” (similes)?
Does the poem compare things without using like or as (metaphors)?
Does the poem give non-human things human characteristics (personification)?
Ask yourself “So what?” about the poem. What is the point of it? Why do you think the author wrote it?
After researching and analyzing the poem, has your opinion of the poem changed at all? If so, how? If not, why not?
Do you think your classmates would like this poem? Why or why not?
Why is this poem relevant today? (Importance/impact.)