Annotating Poetry

Question 1

What is the term for annotating?

Answer 1

S.M.I.L.E

Question 2

What does the S stand for?

Answer 2

Structure

Question 3

What does the M stand for?

Answer 3

Meaning

Question 4

What does the I stand for?

Answer 4

Imagery

Question 5

What does the L stand for?

Answer 5

Language

Question 6

What does the E stand for?

Answer 6

Effect

Question 7

What does Structure mean?

Answer 7

How is this piece organized? (# stanzas) How is the idea developed? (what words give the theme emphasis or clarity) What is the structure? (line length/rhyme scheme)

Question 8

What does Meaning mean?

Answer 8

What is the poem about? Does it have a message? What is the poet discussing? Is there an overall them and idea?

Question 9

What does Imagery mean?

Answer 9

What pictures do you see while reading this? Does the poem contain similes/ metaphors? Why do you think the poet included these images?

Question 10

What does Language mean?

Answer 10

What words has the poet used to create an image? Are there any complicated words? Which words and phrases create the image?

Question 11

What does Effect mean?

Answer 11

What does the poem make you think/feel? What opinion does it show about the subject? What is the poet trying to say about their subject?