SIFTT“Willow & Gringko”Holt- page 610

1. Mood

• Jot down the emotions or feeling you think this writer wants you to feel from reading this poem:

2. Word Choices

• Jot down the words or phrases that you find add the most punch or power to the poem:

3. Symbols

• List anything in the poem that means more than it really is:Symbols: What it represents:

4. Images

• List the images that this poem evokes:Images: Which Sense?

5. Theme

• Jot down the messages you think this writer wants us to understand from his poem (write more than 1!):

6. Hyperbole

• List anything in the poem that is exaggerated (more than it really is):

7. Repetition

• List anything in the poem that is repeated more than once (words, phrases images):