[header] How to critique poetry [title] Look at the form of the poem. [step] Before you begin reading, you should first take a moment to examine how it looks. You can learn a lot about the poem's organization before even beginning to read. 
[substeps] For example, you might see that the poem is broken into stanzas, groups of lines. The poem might have long, short, or even irregular lines that will help you understand its rhythm.