when you paraphrase, you restate something in your own words. To paraphrase a poem, you must first understand it. Reading aloud according to punctuation can help you identiry complete thoughts in a poem and therefore grasp its meaning. Because poets do not always complete a sentence at the end of a line. pausing simply because a line ends can interfere with your understanding of the meanin. Follow these rules when you read aloud.
Keep reading when a line has no end punctuation.
Pause at commas, dashes and semicolon
stop at end marks such as periods question marks or exclamation points.