Writing in response to poetry

When reading poetry a reader will interpret what it means to them. Everyone's response is different.

Closed form poetry uses stricts patterns of rhymes and stanzas, whereas open form poetry is freeform.

Learn how how rhyme scheme and stanza length can be clues to a poem's form.

Learn about rhythm in poetry and how it can be used as device which has an effect on the reader.

Learn how to punctuate quotations in an essay using examples from a source text. Using quotations correctly in your essay is important for supporting your points.

Learn how to link ideas in writing by using conjunctions to link two ideas, contrast them or show cause and effect.