METHODS OF DEVELOPING AN APPRECIATION FOR POETRY IN COLLEGE READERS WHILE INCREASING THEIR READING COMPREHENSION ARE DESCRIBED. A DISCUSSION OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S FEAR OF POETRY IS INCLUDED. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE SUGGESTED FOR POETRY ANALYSIS--TYPES OF STRUCTURE, PATTERNS, THOUGHT OR FEELING, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, LANGUAGE EXPRESSION, SYNTAX, AND TYPES OF DEVICES. REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED. THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE (SEATTLE, MAY 4-6, 1967). (RH)