Comprehending

poetry
Presented by: Jelene Eje
Brief description
of poetry

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Poetry serves as an eye-opener for people about
the occurrence of everything around us. Through
poetry, we can appreciate the world by the use of
author’s style and choice of words.

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 Why do we
need to
comprehend
poems?
● Poetry influences our view about the society.

● Understanding the meaning can re envision our

imaginative thoughts.

● It can help us understand the significance of words.

● It increases our reading comprehension.

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 How do we
comprehend poems?
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1. Read the poem at
least twice.
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 Questions to consider:
Ø Is the poem meant to be read fast or slow?

Ø Are the lines meant to be short or long?

Ø What is your first idea about the poem’s message?

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2. RELATE THE
TITLE
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 Questions to consider:
Ø How is the title related to the poem?

Ø Does the title imply multiple possibilities?

Ø Does the title of the poem let you paint a picture of the
setting, time frame or action?

Ø Does the title immediately change how you think about it?

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3. Connect with the
speaker
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 Questions to consider:
Ø Who tells the poem?

Ø Does the poem give any clues about the speaker’s personality, the
point of view, age, or gender?

Ø To whom does the speaker addressing the poem?

Ø Does the speaker seem attached or detached from what is said?

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4. Analyze the mood
and tone
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 Questions to consider:

Ø What do you think is the mood of the poem? How about the tone?

Ø Does the attitude of the speaker affect the whole poem?

Ø Does the tone let you switch your impression about the poem?

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5. paraphrase

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 Questions to consider:
Ø Do we need to condense some lines?

Ø Are there figurative languages used by the author?

Ø What are the figurative languages used in the poem?

Ø What simpler words can be replaced on each figurative

language?
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6. Identify the theme

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 Questions to consider:
Ø What is the main idea/subject of the poem?

Ø What do you think is the theme of the poem?

Ø Are there details of the story that helps you recognize the theme? What
are those?

Ø Does the theme affect your first impression of the poem’s message?
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7. synthesize

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 Questions to consider:

Ø Does your impression change after going through the process?

Ø What is your final conclusion about the poem?

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Let’s give this
a try!
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 Who am I
Brian joseph sy
Who am I to blindly believe that
I can become parcel of this sacred ground?
To pretend that I am a strong wind
to guide your ever sturdy wings
Who am I to change this persistent blue rain?
To pretend that I can wash the sorrows away
from your ever beating heart
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Who am I to care for this mortified soul?
To pretend that sanctity ascends in my
figureless touch…
I am none. Transcending only the littlest of
existence only meager eyes could see.
In the skies I plead alms
to catch your merciful grace;
To rescue me from this
lonesome cloud of misery
that I call self
THANK you!

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