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Notice and question as we read poems. Reflect on what stands out to us--such as words, lines, images, and poetic devices--and WHY they strike us.

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Don't be concerned about understanding every word or line, but remember there is power in re-reading a poem several times.

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Look for the complex issues and relationships within the poem, as well as how the poet conveys them.

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Frequently read a variety of poems from a range of authors, time periods, and genres. Informally and formally write about our interactions with these poems.

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Learn to recognize when the author is being realistic, as well as metaphorical. Learn how to determine contextual clues on what the author is really articulating.

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We should practice writing our own poems throughout the unit to fully appreciate the difficulty in creating a piece of art. This will also allow us to see where we are in understanding the structure and meanings of poems and where we could use some practice.

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We should understand what methods go into making poetry move, and how it changes throughout a piece, and how each author crafts the piece to move in different ways on different levels so as to visualize the complexities that appear in the poem.

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Being able to understand the authors purpose in writing the poem and interpreting it for yourself

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Be able to write about literary devices that you as a reader responded to, and make the analysis more personal to you.

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Poetry doesn't always need to be fully understood; sometimes it's just there for us to admire and to enjoy, like a good art piece or song; sometimes thinking hard about a poem is not what the author intended; sometimes we just need to see it for how it is and appreciate it. Not everything has to have an answer.

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Being able to understand why the piece was written but also being able to decide what that poem means for yourself in your life.

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Learn different literary devices used often in poetry, and how to understand what they can do to a passage.

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Defend the most lucrative claims to give the AP readers some entertainment.

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Put yourself into a poem, and use visualization to more fully understand the author´s message.

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Be able to identify and understand literary elements, such as simlies and metaphors, as well as where to put them.

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Have an understanding of the structure for the poems, (what it is, when it is used) but also understand why the structure is used and how the author uses it.

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Be able to identify different literary elements and identify why the author chose to use it to help convey the author's message.

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Try to view poetry from a different perspective to truly internalize and understand the meaning behind the poetry and see how it differs from your own perspective.

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Recognizing how and why literary devices are being used in the text and identifying ways those devices contribute to the overall meaning that the author is trying to convey.

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Take deliberate and slow action when trying to understand a poem; it will likely not come easily and there is always something else to draw from the stanzas of the poem. The author wrote their emotion in this work and it is possible for us to understand if we discover instead of interrogate.

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Be able to identify and determine the author's perspective; which will help you to understand the meaning of the poem, and better understand what the author is trying to convey.

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Pay attention to the patterns in a poem. Doing so can help us to understand the poem’s meaning as well as interpret the message more accurately and easily.

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Being able to know that poems can mean different things to different people, and that it's okay to interpret a piece differently, as long as you can back up your interpretation

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Analytically reading poems and understanding/learning about the literary devices and techniques the author uses to convey their message, while also being able to personally interpret the poem based on how you feel and your experiences because poetry isn't just about correctly analyzing the authors choices; sometimes things can be left for interpretation.

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I think we could have a more positive mindset towards poetry. Because everything starts with a mindset. We can't get anywhere if the way we think is blocking us from succeeding.

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Finding our own interpretation of poems is important, but also understanding the author's interpretation of their work is important as well.

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Be able to analyze a poem with evidence from the text to create a deeper appreciation for what the author was doing.

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I think it's about realizing the author's intent. Whether that's for you to delve deep into their work or appreciate it as art or both. Then discovering how they showed their intent with their writing and how that affects us as readers.

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We need to be able to see the contrasting and complex messages that poetry conveys but also realize how it was written and for which purpose and not take it too far and overthink it.

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We need to learn and understand how poetry is written and how the messages are conveyed but also realize that there may not be anything more than what is on the surface level

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Understand how metaphors add to a poem and what they are trying to contribute to the overall meaning and emotions to more effectively comprehend the poem as a whole.

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we need to understand that its not just about dissecting it for a deeper meaning its about enjoying the words and finding your own meaning to it along the way.

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Learning to better understand how the author creates an atmosphere and meaning to the poem in which the readers can interpret.

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Be able to understand what the poem means to us and how we can connect to it.

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Poems don't have to have one specific meaning. They can mean different things to each and every one of us and that is okay. We need to remember that it's okay to find different meanings.

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Poetry is going to be different for every one we will all see the same poem as different things and some poems might seam as thought there is nothing to understand from it and that is ok

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Learn to see how the perspective gives meaning to different people, and how one poem can have a plethora of meanings and ideas.

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Being able to recognize and understand patterns and metaphors in a poem and how they contribute to the meaning.

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Learning to extrapolate the meaning(s) of the poem, and then being able to articulate that in a scenario similar to that of an actual AP test question.

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Be able to fully enjoy the essence of poetry by learning to analyze what it means to YOU and how it makes YOU feel.
Be able to have an open mind to something new and allow yourself to learn from it.

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Learning to see poetry the same way an art student sees art: Appreciating the beauty and the personal feeling and responses it invokes, but also seeing the technical aspects such as brushstrokes, or words/metaphors, and the elements that make it complex and consequential.
In essence, learning to balance an appreciation of the artform, whilst understanding what makes it put forth that image and beauty.

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Be able to notice themes conveyed through literary elements and be able to apply new themes to your life. Use the different perspectives to empathize with new groups of people.

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Studying many different types of poems to build confidence in our abilities to both understand, interpret and recognize the techniques used as well as to learn how to appreciate and enjoy the medium.

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Being able to find that balanced median between thoroughly reading the poem and completely picking it apart completely.

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Poetry shouldn't be sliced apart and over-analyzed. It should be understood in the context of an art. The literary elements used by the poet should be examined and interpreted with the knowledge that this is an art not a science.

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Being able to read poetry and understand the author's use of literary devices to appropriately convey their message or to understand the purpose of a poem is important but what I think is even more important is how we can connect and really understand the poem for ourselves. How the poem relates to us and how we can use that as an advantage in our daily lives to help us grow and become the better person we all seek to be.

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Learn how to separate your own emotions and initial reaction to the poem from the author's intent.

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Learn that there can be many interpretations of an authors work. Sometimes the poem is just to get you to think more intensely about a subject.

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Understand how an author is using metaphors to convey feelings, and be able to understand what the author's point was and differentiate that from our own interpretations.

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Be able to identify literary devices the author uses to convey his message and be able to realize the meaning of the poem as a whole

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Poetry isn't always written to be understood. Sometimes it is a way to convey the complexity of emotions, and not fully coherent. Nonetheless it expresses a view on life or other subject that can be beneficial to many.

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A picture can say a thousand words, but even a picture can't depict the background and depth of a situation. Yet even a thousand words can't quite display the emotion that a picture can. A poem can convey emotion, depth, thoughts and so much more. We just need to learn how to understand that language.

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We need to have an open mindset and be able to really look at a poem to try to understand it. Sometimes we look at a really complex poem and give up, but we need to keep that open mindset and try to understand, even if our understanding is different than the poet's.

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we should read and comprehend more than just the main idea of a complex poem, we should be able to see how the poem uses different techniques to convey a message.

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Understand that it’s ok not to understand everything in the way the author might have meant it. Interpret the poetry in your own way and give it meaning however it makes sense to you.

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Put ourselves in the position of the author, consider the context, and try to understand what the purpose of the poem is.

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Be able to identify rhetorical devices the author uses and make an emotional connection to the poem.

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To me, it's about understanding what the author's intention was, and understand why it makes you feel the way it does.

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We need to be able to understand the metaphors and similes that the author is using in their poems so that we can use proper evidence when writing a defensible claim.