Poetry+Emulation+Initial+Questions

= Questions before Emulation = = = 1. What is your initial gut reaction to the poem?

2. What does the poem seem to be about?

3. Who is speaking in the poem? Who is the poem addressing?

4. What does it make you think of? Does it remind you of anything in your own experience?

5. What parts of the poem do you like best? Specific lines? Vivid images? Interesting word combinations?

6. What poetic devices are in the poem? Identify them.