Directions: Answer each question completely. Some of the questions may not apply to a poem and may be skipped. Keep this paper all year.

 

1. What type of poem is it? Why?

2. Who is the speaker of the poem? Provide evidence from the poem to support your claims.

3. What is the tone of the poem? List specific words or ideas that reveal the tone.

4. What is the theme of the poem? Provide evidence from the poem to support your theme.

5. What is the mood of the poem? Provide evidence form the poem to support your claims.

6. Identify simlies and metaphors. What do they add to the poem?

7. Identify symbols in the poem and discuss their significance.

8. Identify personification. What does the personification contribute to the poem?

9. Identify images in the poem. What do the images add to the poem?

10. Identify the allusions and discuss the significance.

11. Identify alliteration, assonance, and consonance. What do these sound effects do for the poem?

12. Discuss any of the other poetry terms from the poetry terms list that are included in the poem.