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2. Learning target and Opening
Learning Target: I will build an understanding of how poetry uses imagery and literary devices to create mood. Opening: Quick Write: What is poetry? What does a poet look like? Explain yourself.

3. Understanding Poetry?

5. Analyzing Poetry Area One- Title and Literal Meaning
Area Two- Your Interpretation
What does the title mean?
Put the poem in your own words.
What do you think:
• Who/What is the subject of the poem?
• What are they talking about?
• Why do you think the author wrote the poem? • When/Where is the poem happening?
• What is the poet’s attitude?
Area Three- Poetic Devices
Area Four- Theme
What do you notice about the stanzas and rhyme?
How does the author create imagery? Sensory details/figurative language. For what purpose?
What sound devices does the poet use? Why?
Identify the theme (central idea) of the poem. How does the theme convey the poem’s message?

6. Closing-
Share your Findings