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Der Schatzgraber/johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

For Students 9th - 10th
An English translation of "Der Schatzgraber" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe accompanied by interpretive artwork and music.
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Dickinson Colleg: Wordsworth on Nature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A look at Wordswoth's philosophy on nature as evident in his writings. Contains a link to his complete works.
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Dickinson College: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An analysis of Samuel Coleridge's ideas on nature as is evident in his writings. Includes examples of his poetry.
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Self knowlege.com: Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Website from SelfKnowlege.com attempts to connect the content of Robert Herrick poems to the expression, description, and meaning of human reality. Included is Herrick's poetry, biographical information, and links to other search tools...
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Sonnet Central

Sonnet Central: Helen Hunt Jackson (1831 1885)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Sonnet Central provides the text of several poems written by Helen Hunt Jackson: A Calendar of Sonnets, The Zone of Calms, Poppies on the Wheat, Mazzini, Burnt Ships, Tides, Her Eyes, and Fealty.
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Portalde Poesia: La Biblioteca Del Portal De Poesia

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site has a collection of many Spanish poems. It also contains a brief biography of each of the authors.
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Portalde Poesia: Poesia Illustrada

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site has a collection of many Spanish poems with some illustrations.
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Other

Mic Top: Lord George Gordon Noel Byron (1788 1824)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has brief biographical information about Lord George Gordon Noel Byron, with a handful of illustrations of the poet.
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Website
Sonnet Central

Sonnet Central: Robert Burns, "A Sonnet Upon Sonnets"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a sonnet from Robert Burns entitled, "A Sonnet Upon Sonnets." Burns' less-than-serious look at what constitutes a sonnet.
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eBook
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Rita Dove and "Straw Hat"

For Students 9th - 10th
A short bio is provided along with Rita Dove's poem "Straw Hat". Links provided to other sites with information about, and poetry by Dove.
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Teaching Heart: Money Poems

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Memorize these poems to help you remember which US coin is which, and how much each coin is worth. There are several fun poems for each coin.
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Rgs: Rhythm, Meter, and Scansion Made Easy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page was created by a 5th and 6th-grade teacher "As a quick reference for [his] students when studying rhythm," although older students could easily use it too. The following terms are defined: rhythm, meter, scansion, iamb,...
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Sebastian Swan: "Sebastian's Rhyme"

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help Sebastian Swan look for rhyming words when he goes exploring.
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Rice University: The Jungle Husband

For Students 9th - 10th
Smith's poetry's "irreverence and whimsy" are evident here. A brief comment follows it.
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Learn Peace: On Passing the New Menin Gate

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete poem "On Passing the New Menin Gate" by Siegfried Sassoon. The poem is followed by vocabulary and historical information and ideas.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Quotes From Coleridge

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site features 79 quotations taken from Coleridge's writings.
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eBook
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: "Litany to the Holy Spirit.," by Robert Herrick

For Students 9th - 10th
"Litany to the Holy Spirit," by Robert Herrick, from "The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250-1900." There are no notes or citations about the poem or poet, just the poem.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Oxford Book of English Verse: Selected Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to 13 poems written by Percy Shelley are offered at this site. It also has links to other 17th and 18th century writers.
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Other

So You wanna.com: So You Wanna Learn About Poetic Form?

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses poetic form and the basic unit of form, the stanza. Also defines many related terms including couplet, triplet (tercets), quatrain, sesten (sestina), rhyme royal, ottava rima, Spenserian stanza, sonnet, and villanelle.
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Beauty and the Beast by Charles Lamb

For Students 9th - 10th
This full-text of Charles Lamb's enchanting 1811 narrative poem is illustrated with period drawings from the original edition.
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Primary
Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: The Room of My Life

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete poem "The Room of My Life" by Anne Sexton.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Stanza

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a short explanation of the poetic stanza. Also defines Verse paragraphs. Unfortunately, no examples are given, but there are a few links to related terms.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: After Us

For Students 9th - 10th
This five-stanza poem is characterized by a mysterious mood and is introduced by a quote from the poet Tomas Transtromer, famous for
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TES Global

Blendspace: Poetry in the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An eighteen-part learning module with links to images, videos, websites, and slides about poetry, writing poems, and students presenting original poems.