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Conversation Questions on Poetry

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What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘poetry’?

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Do you like reading and listening to poetry?

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How do you think poetry first started?

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How is poetry different to other literary styles?

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What role does poetry play in your culture?

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What did you think of poetry when you studied it at school?

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"Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted." ~ Percy Shelley. What do you think of Shelley’s quote?

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Do you think you’re good at writing poetry?

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The poet Robert Frost said: "A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom." Do you agree with him?

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Do you have a favourite poem?

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What is poetry?

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"Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary." ~ Kahlil Gibran. What do you think of this quote?

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Is poetry important?

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Do you think poetry is too much like hard work?

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What can poetry teach us about life?

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What do you think of the poetry from other countries and cultures?

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Would you like someone to write you a poem?

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"Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood." ~ T. S. Eliot. What do you think of Eliot’s words?

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If you were to write a poem right now, what would your subject be?

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Do you have a favourite poet?