For example, you might ask:
"What characteristic of Emily Dickinson's writing style is evident in this poem:
Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just ourselves and Immortality."
I can then tell you that the poem shows her use of personification, giving human qualities to Death, or her use of slant rhyme with "Death" and "me."
Let me know the poem, and I'll help you analyze it!