Suggest some poems that might be easy to analyze.

There are
many poems that are easy to interpret.  Here is a list of some poems that you might
like:

"The Road Not Taken" by Robert
Frost

"Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert
Frost

"Cat Speak" by Bobbi Katz

"My First
Best Friend" by Jack Pretulsky

"The Snake" by D. H.
Lawrence

Here is a step-by-step procedure to analyze a
poem:

1. Define any words that you do not know in the poem.

2. Read the poem through more than once.

3. If there were any lines
that you did not understand, re-read those lines again.

4. Write down what
you think that the poem means.

5.  Look for similes or metaphors.

6. Note who is narrating the poem.

7. Is it first or third
person?

8. How does the title relate to the poem?

9. Does
the poet use descriptive words to paint a picture?

10. Does the poem
rhyme?

11.  What kind of poem is it? For example, a sonnet or a lyric
poem.

12. Does the poem have a message to give the reader?

13. Find out about the author.  Is this poem about something in his life?

After spending an hour or so with the poem and finding the answers to these questions,
you should be ready to retell what the poem is saying and what did the poet mean when he wrote
it?

Interpreting poetry should be fun once you have tried it once or twice. 
Remember a poem usually speaks to the heart rather than just the intelligence.  Look for the
emotional aspect of the poem.