Academy of American Poets
Teach This Poem: "Lines Written in Early Spring" by William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth's poem "Lines Written in Early Spring" lets learners sharpen their observation skills. Class members first closely examine the image "Flowers in Front of an Abandoned House in Demerino, Russia," listing what they...
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Meter and Rhyme (English II Reading)
Imagine an interactive that teaches young poets all the essential elements of poetry. This colorful resource does just that. Players are introduced to rhythm, meter, and rhyme schemes using famous poems. They practice marking the...
Core Knowledge Foundation
Sixth Grade Poetry
Study some of the most prominent poets and works of poetry in history with a language arts poetry unit. From Virgil to Shakespeare to Dickinson to Angelou, the resources present biographies and examples of poetic elements to the sixth...
Curated OER
Romanticism: The Artistic Expression of Liberalism
The epic clash of reason and emotion comes to life in this informative presentation. Detailing the period of Romanticism in 19th century Europe, these slides contain pictures of the most famous pieces of art during this period. Viewers...
Macmillan Education
Understanding Poetry
William Wordsworth's "Daffodils" provides young poets with an opportunity to examine how a poet can use powerful images and poetic devices to create vivid pictures in the minds of readers.
Curated OER
The Prelude by William Wordsworth
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about The Prelude. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
The Prelude by William Wordsworth
In this literature worksheet, high schoolers respond to 24 short answer and essay questions about The Prelude. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Thirteen Ways of Reading a Modernist Poem
High schoolers analyze modernist poetry and the role of speaker in example poems. Learners study modernist poems from the Romanticism and Victorian periods as well as Wallace Stevens' "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird." Using a...
Curated OER
Isn't It Romantic?
Sixth graders investigate the ideas, literature, music, and art of the Romantic Movement. They apply romantic ideals to their original writing and art, analyze poetry, discuss key vocabulary, and analyze artwork from this era.
Curated OER
Mutability Questions
In this poetry analysis worksheet, students read the poem "Mutability," by William Wordsworth and then respond to 6 discussion questions. The questions require students to consider the role of religion and the impact of sudden change as...
Curated OER
London, 1802 Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "London, 1802."
Curated OER
Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 Questions
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge," by Wordsworth.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Sounds of the Sonnet
"Sound Experiments" drive this lesson plan. Sonnet analysis is accompanied by readings based on specific emotions. At this website, there are several links full-text sonnets by such authors as Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Longfellow, and...
University of Pennsylvania
U. Penn: Notes on "Lyrical Ballads"
This etext is the original notes, preface, and advertisment for the book "Lyrical Ballads," by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth.
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: William Wordsworth an Overview
This page on William Wordsworth from a Brown University site contains links to a variety of topics related to him and his writings. It has a link to a biography, the text to two of his works, an analysis of his style of writing and the...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Lyrical Ballads (1798)
This site from the University of Toronto features the complete text of Wordsworth's and Coleridge's "Lyrical Ballads". It includes Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and Wordsworth's "Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Complete Works of Wordsworth
Wordsworth was a defining member of the English Romantic Movement. This is the starting point for selecting poems chronologically by title index or alphabetically by first line.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: William Wordsworth, "Lyrical Ballads"
This site from the University of Virginia provides the text to the book of poems "Lyrical Ballads," featuring the work of Coleridge and Wordsworth.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Romantic Poetry: The First Generation: William Wordsworth
This lesson from a unit on Romantic Poetry focuses on William Wordsworth who is famous for lyrical ballads. It features links to information about the French Revolution, two of his poems: "The World Is Too Much With Us" and "Lines...
University of Houston
University of Houston: English Romanticism
This webite on English Romanticism by Elizabeth Whitney focuses on the Romantic period including defining Romanticism, the history and politics, the Romantic poets, visual arts, and music. It also offers a link to the radio program "The...
British Library
British Library: William Wordsworth's Lake District
Scroll through the images to view William Wordsworth's Lake District. Click on a sketch for further information and to explore the image.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Baby's Debut
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication The Baby's Debut by William Wordsworth, a fiction book for children.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: William Wordsworth
View a set of links to selected poetry and prose of William Wordsworth. Many of the poems have explanatory notes.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: William Wordsworth
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of William Wordsworth including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Wordsworth is also provided.