Comprehending Poetry
Comprehending Poetry
Comprehending Poetry
Comprehending Poetry
Introduction
Learning Outcomes
Learning Content
Definition of poetry
What is poetry?
Poetry is highly compressed language, but still uses punctuation and
complete sentences, as well as sound and rhythm. Poets work to strip out all
the extemporaneous words writers usually include as glue between the
essential words and that give us context about meaning. While the
language’s compression may make the poem seem difficult to understand,
most poems are, in the end, interpretable.
Comprehending Poetry
❑ PRE-READING
About the author of the poem “The Road Not Taken”.
Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco,
California. Robert Frost was an American poet and winner of four Pulitzer
Prizes. Famous works include “Fire and Ice,” “Mending Wall” “Birches”
“Nothing Gold Can Stay” and “Home Burial.” His 1916
poem, "The Road Not Taken," is often read at graduation
ceremonies across the United States. As a special guest
at President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, Frost
became a poetic force and the unofficial "poet laureate"
of the United States.
❑ POST-READING
Group activity 1
Instructions: Analyze and evaluate the poem “The Road Not Taken” by
writing an explication or short analysis
Group 1 – Stanza I
Group 2 - Stanza II
Group 3 - Stanza III
Group 4 - Stanza IV
Group Activity 2
Instructions: Put the poem into action by drawing a picture of what you
believe is happening in the poem “The Road Not Taken”
CRITERIA
❑ CREATIVITY 20 %
❑ RELEVANCE 30 %
❑ PRESENTATION 25 %
❑ ORIGINALITY 25 %
Total 100 %
Individual Activity
Instructions: Construct a three -paragraph reflection about the meaning of
the poem and how it will help you in making your decisions in the future.
RUBRICS
ASSIGNMENT
Create a short analysis of the poem “A poison tree” by William Blake.
Comprehending Poetry
REFERENCES
https://www.highlandhs.org/uploaded/Highland/Academics/Guide
_to_Interpreting_Poetry.pdf
https://www.studyallknight.com/teaching-students-to-comprehend-poetry-
in-7-steps/
https://poets.org/poem/road-not-taken
Prepared by:
Bangan, Leonard T.
BSEd 3B-English