Resources for Students and Teachers
How to Read a Poem (Step-by-Step Guide)
- Read it once without stopping — get the flow.
- Read it again, slowly — note imagery and tone.
- Identify the speaker and themes.
- Annotate key lines and devices.
- Summarise the poem in 2–3 sentences.
Classroom Prompts
- Write a poem about a place that shaped you.
- Describe a landscape using only sound-based imagery.