1. What do good readers of poetry notice?

2. Steps for annotating a poem 1.Read it through at least twice (read aloud). 2.Go back through the poem and annotate for diction; think about denotation and connotation. 3.Identify the speaker/voice of the poem. Annotate lines that help you identify the writer’s tone and the poem’s mood. 4.Look for patterns in the form and structure of the poem. How many lines & stanzas? How many words or syllables in each line? Are there rhymes? 5.What literary devices does the writer use? 6.What is the poem’s larger context? Make connections to background info about society/time period

4. Step Three: Voice Voice: the person who is speaking in the poem NOT AUTOMATICALLY SYNONYMOUS WITH THE POET! Tone: the speaker’s attitude toward the subject Mood: the reader’s feelings that the poem evokes, or the atmosphere of the poem