18 paul

How to Read a Poem
Introduction
Describe how to read (out loud, more than once) and talk about stanzas
Repetition
Describe what is
Explain how repetition helps you to understand a poem
Give an example from a poem: And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep
So you won’t forget what you are reading and make it stronger.
Imagery
Describe what it is
Explain how imagery helps you to understand a poem
Give an example from a poem:
The sun gives a bright look on there face, the woods are lovely dark and deep, between the woods and frozen lake the darkest evening of the year.
Metaphor
Describe what it is
Explain how understanding metaphors helps you to understand a poem
Give an example from a poem: Life for me aint been no crystal stair.
Rhythm, rhyme
Describe what regular/irregular rhythm is
Describe rhyme or no rhyme
Explain how it affects the flow of the poem
Give an example from poem of regular irregular rhythm and rhyme: The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
Theme/message
What is the theme/message in a poem>
Why is it important? : To tell other people that if you do this you have a consequence or it gives a good theme. Or it’s just some story of some ones life.