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Poem Reading Sheet: One of these is due periodically—eight in all. Pick a poem from one of these collections: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections. Pick a poem by a different author every time.  Make sure to pick a poem that is at least 14 lines. When you are done, save the reading sheet and hand it in on Blackboard. 

List poem title, author, and year (if known).      

Identify the collection it comes from.      

List the speaker, audience, (if indicated) and situation of poem.      

Paraphrase the poem in prose lines (that is, translate it into your own words. Do not summarize it. Don’t use line breaks). If it is long, paraphrase the first fourteen lines.       

Discuss one thing the poem loses by being paraphrased into prose.      

Discuss some of the poem’s sonic aspects (that is, rhythm, meter, repetition, alliteration, consonance, assonance).      

Discuss some of the poem’s word choices. Discuss a word or a pattern of words pulled from a surprising context. Identify the context and talk about the difference these word choices make.       

Title /Quotes/ Section titles. What is the relation of the title to the poem? Does it echo a part of the poem? Does it bring in a surprising new idea? Does it give you an way into the poem you wouldn’t have had otherwise?       

Do some research. Learn something specific about the poem, its form, its historical context, and/or its author that enriches the poem for you.