Key learning points

1. Asking questions about a poem can help identify key themes within it
2. There are several key themes in "The Listeners" including, the unknown, the supernatural, isolation and solitude
3. The Listeners portrays the strangeness of the world, and humankind's inability to fully understand it

Keywords

• Theme - A theme is a central idea that the poet intends the audience to engage deeply with.

• Imagery - Imagery involves the use of vivid and sensory language to create vivid mental pictures, enhancing the emotional impact of a poem.

• Justify - To justify means to show or prove something using evidence.

• Sensory chart - A sensory chart is a table where readers can note down sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and textures in a poem.

Common misconception