A few simple rules to help students while they read and analyze poetry

1. How to read a poem.

2. FOLLOW YOUR EARS

3. Treat a poem like a song – l!ten to "
FOLLOW YOUR EARS
rhy#ms and pa$erns

4. READ IT OUT LOUD

5. Rea%ng a poem &t l&d forces y& to slow
READ IT OUT LOUD and really l!ten.
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6. ARCHAEOLOGIST

7. Once y&’ve l!tened, *a+ to %g &t meanings
ARCHAEOLOGIST
of words, learn " h!tory of " poem.

8. DON’T SKIM

9. Take y&r time and really read it.
DON’T SKIM

10. SNUGGLY MEMORY SPACES

11. Memo,ze two lines #at y& like, or " fir*
two lines.
SNUGGLY MEMORY SPACES

12. PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE

13. Y& simply cannot under*and a poem " fir*,
PATIENCE IS Aor even #ird time y& read it.
second, VIRTUE

14. WHO IS SPEAKING?

15. Who ! -eaking, and to whom ! " person
WHO IS SPEAKING?
-eaking?

16. NEVER BE INTIMIDATED

17. A poet doesn’t want to make y& feel *upid,
NEVER BE INTIMIDATED
it’s bad for business. Y& can do #!!