Annotating Poetry

Annotating means

• paraphrasing, marking the text, circling words, underlining things that seem important

• Writing a gist statement, asking questions

•  none of these

• all of these

Words or phrases that create a picture in the readers' mind

• allusion

• imagery

• alliteration

• stanza

How many stanzas are in the poem?

• 6 stanzas

• 7 stanzas

• 16 stanzas

• 1 stanza

The poet says life without dreams is "A broken-winged bird that cannot fly" and "a barren field frozen with snow." What do these metaphors tell you about his feelings concerning life without dreams?

• He thinks dreams are frightening.

• He remembers his dreams.

• He thinks life without dreams is bad.

• He loves snow and birds.

What do you look for the 1st time you read a new poem?

• Annotate what is LITTERALLY happening

• Figurative language

• Underlined words

• Annotate how you feel

What do you ask yourself when looking at the poems structure?

• How many lines and stanzas are there? and How does the poet use punctuation to emphasize the meaning?

• How do I count the lines? How many times does the page break?

• What is the authors tone and the reader's mood?

• What does the poem mean and what is the theme?

What do you ask yourself when identifying the poem's meaning?

• What is the poem mainly about? AND What is the deeper meaning or theme of the poem?

• How many lines and stanzas does the poem have?

• What is the writer's tone and the reader's mood or overall feeling from the peom?

• Is there any figurative language, sound devices or sensory imagery present?

What is the primary purpose of annotating a poem?

• To summarize the poem

• To mark important elements and ask questions

• To rewrite the poem in your own words

• To memorize the poem

Which of the following is a common technique used in annotating poetry?

• Highlighting metaphors and similes

• Counting the number of words

• Ignoring punctuation

• Rewriting each stanza

When annotating a poem, what should you focus on first?

• The rhyme scheme

• The literal meaning

• The poet's biography

• The historical context