Growing up I didn’t like poems and still don’t because of how the wordings on some poems. They get me confused and I just don’t prefer reading like crazy, so that adds to that. But when reading these articles in the week 11 post I seem to have a better understanding and respect the people that write them a little bit more. I liked the poems that had a nice rhythmic to it instead of a broken rhythm where you can’t really understand what’s going on. The week 11 posts showes the different types of poems there are. In the article how to read a poem I found it helpful that it saved the questions you should ask yourself when reading a poem to get a better understanding of it
- Who is the speaker?
- What circumstances gave rise to the poem?
- What situation is presented?
- Who or what is the audience?
- What is the tone?
- What form, if any, does the poem take?
- Is sound an important, active element of the poem?
- Does the poem spring from an identifiable historical moment?
- Does the poem speak from a specific culture?
- Does the poem use imagery to achieve a particular effect?
- What kind of figurative language, if any, does the poem use?
- If the poem is a question, what is the answer?
- If the poem is an answer, what is the question?
- What does the title suggest?
I find these the most benificial questions that you should ask yourself before or when reading a poem.
