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SLAMming Poetry
SLAM Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| S stands for | STRUCTURE |
| L stands for | LANGUAGE |
| A stands for | AFFECT |
| M stands for | MEANING |
| What do you look for when analyzing S? | # the stanzas. # the lines. Circle punctuation/capitalization and look for patterns. |
| What do you look for when analyzing L? | Box and label any figurative language. Any of the big 10! |
| What do you look for when analyzing A? | Ask yourself, how does this poem make me feel? Look at your mood word list and choose the mood(s). |
| What do you look for when analyzing M? | Gist each stanza and identify the deeper meaning of the poem. |