How do I write answers for poetry so I can write better answers and give better interpretations? I wanted to know how I can write answers and...

For me,
poems tend to be different from other forms of writing in two ways: the form of the poem and the
use of language in the poem. Therefore, when writing about or interpreting poetry, I always try
to begin by considering those two things.

Under form, it might be important
to recognize that a poem is a sonnet or is written in open form, for example; the form of the
poem can often have a direction connection to the poem's meaning. The open form of Walt
Whitman's poetry matches the content very well; the poems seem inclusive, spontaneous,
liberated, etc. The sonnet form always seems, to me, to be much the opposite: formal, polished,
refined, practiced, etc.

Under use of language, it might be important to
identify and reflect on an image that is central to the poem. Other elements to consider might
include uexpected ways that the poem has of saying something, associations that you as a reader
have when you read particular words in the poem, etc.

If you can talk about
both form and language in poetry -- and, even better, make a meaningful connection between the
two (do they work with or against each other?) -- I suspect that what you write will be
good. 

There are other items that you might consider, of course. The link
below will take you to one of many online resources that walk through a set of questions that
you can apply when preparing to interpret a poem.

As a final note, I would
recommend focusing solely on the poem and not making any references to the poet. The poet's
thoughts about the poem are, as famously phrased by the New Critics, both unavailable and
undesirable.