How is listening to "the black snake" read out loud different from reading it? 1. when listening to the poem, the excitement of the speaker is more evident than when reading it. 2. when reading the poem, the capital letters and punctuation make the poem easier to understand. 3. reading the poem makes it more interesting because the reader controls the pace of the poem. 4. listening to the poem makes it more boring since the listener does not see the exclamation points.