How to Read Poetry Passages on the Digital SAT
Poetry passages are the most feared SAT Reading format. Here is a practical approach that treats them like regular prose.
Paraphrase Line by Line
Read each line and restate it in plain language before moving on. Nearly every SAT poetry question is really asking you to paraphrase accurately — not to identify meter or devices.
Anchor to the Speaker
Always identify who the speaker is and what attitude they seem to have toward the subject. The correct answer almost always aligns with the speaker's attitude in the passage — not a generic interpretation.
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