Analyzing Poems

What creates a picture in the mind using the 5 senses? Ex: The grass swayed smoothly from the cool, spring breeze.

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• imagery

What does the metaphor mean above?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.

• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise.

• The baby never smiled.

• The baby girl's smile made the moon come out.

All poems must rhyme.

• True

• False

What is the first step in analyzing poetry?

• Identify the text structure.

• Look for facts.

• Look for figurative language.

The second step in analyzing poetry is to look for repetition. What is repetition?

• Things that are repeated such as words, phrases, or sounds.

• Giving human qualities to animals or objects.

• Comparing something using like or as.

• The arrangement of lines into groups, separated by empty lines.

What is the final step in analyzing poetry?

• Look for characters to make connections with.

• Look for connections to your literature club books.

• Look for connections between the poem and title/images.

• Look for connections to nature.

How do you feel about your ability to analyze poetry?

• I don't know where to start.

• I know the steps to take but still need help.

• I can analyze a poem on my own.

True or False: Poetry always follows grammar rules.

• True

• False

What is a stanza?

• The end or conclusion of a poem.

• The arrangement of lines into groups, separated by empty lines.

• The theme or lesson learned.

• The title of the poem.

How many lines are in this stanza?

In the winter it's every kid's dream,

As snowflakes begin to appear,

That suddenly there'll be a blizzard,

And they'll cancel school for the year.

• 15

• 3

• 5

• 4