Category: Unseen Poetry

UNSEEN POETRY:

Key Questions: (Editted from- Ref.)

1. Think about the Poet? Male or Female?
2. What does the title of the poem tell you?
3. Who is speaking?
4. Who is being addressed?
5. Who/what is it about? Literally?
6. Who/what is it about? More of a deeper meaning?
7. What do you think of the person or people it is about?
8. What do you think the poet feels about them?
9. Where is it taking place?
10. When is it taking place?
11. What is the historical context?
12. What happens in the poem?
13. What does it look like on the page?
14. How is it arranged?  Why do you think it’s arranged this way?
15. How is it organised?
16. Does it rhyme?  Can you identify a pattern?
17. What difference does the rhyme or lack of rhyme make?
18. Is there a regular rhythm or beat?  Can you identify it?
19. What difference do the rhyme and rhythm make to the mood of the poem?
20. What would you say the mood is?
21. Is there anything interesting about the language the poet uses? Why do they use it?
22. Does the poet use particular literary techniques, such as alliteration, repetition or onomatopoeia?  If so, what effect do they have?
23. Is there any interesting imagery, e.g. similes and metaphors? What is the effect?
24. What does the choice of imagery tell you about the poets feelings?
25. What is the poem really about?
26. What is the poet’s attitude to his/her subject?
27. Has the poet made his/her point successfully?
28. What do you think about the subject?
29. Does the poem remind you in any way of any other poems you have read?