I prepared myself for a listening clear mind of situations that would distract me from focusing on my friend that was reading a short story. I showed courtesy to my friend while he was read and was paying attention. The story created mental pictures and I doing out the main supporting ideas as well. I did as well came to a conclusion/final decision of the story.
Is that way you needed, the directions were a little uncertain because there was no specific thing lol.
The similarity between a story and a free verse poem is that they both don't need anything to rhyme in it. Both of them don't consist of meter or musical patterns.