Poetry

Getting Better at Reading Poetry

Getting Better at Reading Poetry

With the right strategies and a bit of practice, students can significantly improve their comprehension and appreciation of poetry. To find out more, and how CARS & STARS Online can help students to better understand the kind of figurative language used in poetry, click the link below.

The Best Readers Read Poems

The Best Readers Read Poems

Poetry is often hard to read, and less welcoming to the reader than text that uses a more literal, straightforward way of describing the world. This is largely because poetry relies on the reader’s ability to understand figurative language, which is more abstract and indirect. An ability to comprehend figurative language only comes from a mastery of more direct, concrete lower-order thinking and processing skills.