The presentation deals with Zdeněk Kožmín's methodological approach to literary analysis and interpretation of poems, especially his concept of so-called enlargements. It discusses how Kožmín used them to shift attention from the dominant position of language to the analysis of space-time or key motifs and their relationships. The topic also includes some possibilities for how these methods can be used in contemporary university teaching focused on the interpretation of poems. The presentation is based primarily on Kožmín's pedagogical efforts to bring poetry closer to students, demonstrate its relevance to lived reality, and its ability to renew the expressive and meaningful possibilities of language.