Poetry+Peer+Feedback

POETRY FEEDBACK Reader’s Name:_Poet’s Name:_
After completing the following steps, give all of your comments to the author. The author should submit your comments with his/her drafts. As you read through your partner’s poems several times, consider and respond to the following prompts: (answer on the back of this sheet if necessary)
 * Step One**__**:**__ Read your poem(s)to the group. (You may have to read more than once.)
 * Step Two:** Other group members actively listen to the oral reading. Don’t take notes, or allow your mind to wander elsewhere. Once the reader has finished, offer your initial impressions. Try to summarize the main subject and/or themes.
 * Complete Steps 1-2 for each group member before beginning Step 3
 * Step Three:** Exchange and read silently. Write as many notes as possible directly on the paper. Mark things you like, things you don’t like, record any questions you have, and mark anything that doesn’t seem to fit. Do not cross out anything unless it’s okay with the author.

POEM TITLE(S):


 * 1) Choose one word to summarize the piece.
 * 2) List words/phrases that stood out to you when read aloud.
 * 3) What does the title suggest? Literal or figurative? Why?
 * 4) What is the situation of the poem?
 * 5) Who is the speaker?
 * 6) What is a theme? (message)
 * 7) Can you identify any form or pattern? What? Does this impact the ideas in the poem? What sounds are repeated if any?
 * 8) How many lines? How is it divided into stanzas? What is the focus of each stanza?
 * 9) What poetic devices are employed? Effective? Why/Why not? (simile, personification, metaphor, allusion etc.)
 * 10) What emotions, thoughts, or feelings does this poem elicit in you? Point to specifics.

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