First impressions of a poem

A number of accessible questions for students to consider after reading a new poem.

This is a versatile resource which can be used for any poem, so it's perfect for building students' confidence in accessing poetry, even when they consider it to be a challenge. It also challenges students to think critically about their response to a poem.

You could cut up the questions and distribute them, use for groups focussing on one particular aspect of a poem, or set the whole list as independent work on any new poem.