"Exploring Poetry"

1) Does the poem have a setting?

• Knowing if and what the setting of a poem is can help the reader to better visualize and understand the authors true meaning.

The above question is quoted from the following source:
Abcarian, Richard and Marvin Klotz. Literature: The Human Experience, Reading and writing. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s. 2007:18

2) From what perspective is the speaker describing specific events?

• Knowing the perspective (or point of view) of the author helps the reader to understand more of where the poem is coming from and makes it easier to imagine the events that are taking place.

The above question is quoted from the following source:
Abcarian, Richard and Marvin Klotz. Literature: The Human Experience, Reading and writing. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s. 2007:18