Poetry
Questions on the SOLs
To Answer Poetry Questions, It’s Often
Best for Readers To…
• Pay attention to what the big meaning of the
poem cold be.
• Decide what the poem is mostly about.
• Recognized whether it teaches a lesson or gives a
warning.
• Locate words that paint pictures in our minds.
• Consider the real meanings of figurative language
such as personification, metaphors, and similes.
• Think about the different feelings they have as
they read the poem.
Possible Poetry Questions
• What does the poet
want to teach me?
• What does the poet
want me to feel?
• What do these lines
from the poem mean?
• Which lines best
describes these
feelings?
• What feeling is the
character expressing in
the poem?
• What does this
figurative statement
mean?
• What is the tone of the
poem?
• What does this
symbolize?
• Who is talking in the
poem?
• Whose point of view is
the poem being told
from?