STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student B.)
| (1) | What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘poetry’? |
| (2) | Do you like reading and listening to poetry? |
| (3) | How do you think poetry first started? |
| (4) | How is poetry different to other literary styles? |
| (5) | What role does poetry play in your culture? |
| (6) | What did you think of poetry when you studied it at school? |
| (7) | "Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted." ~ Percy Shelley. What do you think of Shelley’s quote? |
| (8) | Do you think you’re good at writing poetry? |
| (9) | The poet Robert Frost said: "A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom." Do you agree with him? |
| (10) | Do you have a favourite poem? |
STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to Student A.)
| (1) | What is poetry? |
| (2) | "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? |
| (3) | Is poetry important? |
| (4) | Do you think poetry is too much like hard work? |
| (5) | What can poetry teach us about life? |
| (6) | What do you think of the poetry from other countries and cultures? |
| (7) | Would you like someone to write you a poem? |
| (8) | "Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood." ~ T. S. Eliot. What do you think of Eliot’s words? |
| (9) | If you were to write a poem right now, what would your subject be? |
| (10) | Do you have a favourite poet? |
