What are the poetic elements that distinguish poetry from prose?
What is figurative language and how do we use it in ordinary speech as well as in poetic verses to create visual images and to suggest meaning?
What is an extended metaphor?
What is personification?
In what ways are symbols used to suggest deeper meanings beyond those that can be stated with ordinary words?
How so sounds help us "hear" a poem?
How are separate elements of a poem combined to produce an overall effect?
Does the pattern of organization of lines in a poem have an effect on its meaning?
Are the meaning and the purpose of a poem the same thing?
How important to the overall understanding of a poem is it to identify its tone?
Are sound devices more than just a way poets show off their ability to manipulate the language?
How does understanding the metrical structure of poetry contribute to our understanding?
How can we learn to recognize major symbols used by poets?
Do poets always mean exactly what they say?
Why is a broad reading background important to understanding poetry?
Why know the exact meanings of words?
How does use of carefully selected imagery add to the enjoyment of a poem?
What is figurative language?
