Analysing poetry - How do I do it properly?

ABBA is not only a band. In a poem, what else could it be?

When you receive a poem and are told to analyse it, start by reading it out aloud.

When analysing a poem's structure (stanzas, metre, rhyme scheme) you check whether it is regular or not.

The rhythm of a poem has a special name. What is it?

True or false? - "Stylistic devices" can be translated as "Stilmittel".

Apart from the title and author, your summary at the beginning of an analysis should include...

True or false? - A run-on line or enjambement tells us where to continue reading after a line without a pause.

Find the simile!

The segments of a poem are called...

If a poem is told from a first person persepective, you call that "I" ...

Find the metaphor!

Find the alliteration!

A stanza with four lines is called quatrain. A stanza with two lines is called...

In step 4 of a poetry analysis, you look at the poem's influence on the reader. What can this influence be called?

A poem's atmosphere is created by the stylistic devices used. Analysing them is the third step of your analysis.

You could start the analysis with the words: "Yo, I was given a sick poem about social media by a really unknown dude!".