7th grade assignment

How to Read a Poem

Introduction
Describe how to read (out loud, more than once) and talk about stanzas
Repetition
Describe what it is
Explain how repetition helps you to understand a poem
Give an example from a poem
Imagery
Describe what it is
Explain how imagery helps you to understand a poem
Give an example from a poem
Metaphor
Describe what it is
Explain how understanding metaphors helps you to understand a poem
Give an example from a poem
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
Theme/message
What is the theme/message in a poem>
Why is it important?