Possibilities of Positive Influence on the Attitude of Students Towards Poetry

AbstractIn the course of the research focused on the reception of poetry and the possibilities how to influence it, we observed the classes in eight experimental classrooms and monitored the possibilities of building positive attitudes towards literature (poetry) among the students with the use of suitable methods. The teachers used specially designed methods and worksheets. By the analysis of the students’ records in their diaries, we are able to observe how their attitudes towards poetry have changed, see the results of their own poetry writing, or the assessment of their classmates’ poems. This article presents detailed results obtained in a selected classroom with students aged 14–15. The results show that a sensitive approach to teaching when the students’ opinions are respected and the atmosphere of mutual trust in the classroom along with using creative methods can show the students the way towards poetry