Choose a poem that interests you. Copy and paste it into the box below. Remember to document your poem properly in MLA format. Click here to view the MLA Style Guide for documenting and citing your sources. Then do the following: Summarize the literal meaning. Be sure you understand the meaning of every unfamiliar word. Write the definitions of those words that you have to look up. Summarize the figurative meaning of the poem. Go through the poem and look for examples of each of the following: metaphor simile imagery Determine how each example of figurative language adds to the poem's meaning. Working line by line, put the poem into your own words.