- What did the poem say to you?
- How did the poem make you feel?
- What did the poem make you think about?
- What did you notice?
- Were there any words or phrases you especially liked?
- Did the poem remind you of anything in your life?
- What do you think the poet was thinking?
- Who was talking in the poem?
- What did you notice about the way the author wrote the
poem? - What was the “big idea” of this poem?
- What was the theme of the poem?
- How did the speaker feel about the subject of the poem?
- What was the tone or mood of the poem?
- Select an interesting word or phrase. In this poem, it
probably means _______. - If you could ask the author one question, what would it be?
- What did you visualize as you read this poem?
- Did the author have a message for the reader?
- What was the poem about?