Unit 7: Introduction to Poetry Appreciation

1. Interpreting Meaning

Understand the poet’s message or the deeper meaning beyond words.
Ask:

• What is the poem about?

• What emotions are being expressed?

• What is the poet trying to say?

2. Recognizing Poetic Devices

• Simile – Comparison using “like” or “as”

• Metaphor – Direct comparison without “like” or “as”

• Personification – Giving human traits to objects

• Alliteration, Assonance, Onomatopoeia – Sound devices that create rhythm and mood

3. Personal Response to Poems

• Share your opinion of the poem.

• Discuss how it made you feel and why.

• Relate it to your experiences or beliefs.
  Note: There is no “right or wrong” feeling—personal response shows connection with the text.