Curated OER
Dream-Land Theme of Man and the Natural World
In this reading comprehension activity, learners respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "Dream-Land." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
Dream-Land Theme of Isolation
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in "Dream-Land." Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Charles Baudelaire: Poète Maudit (The Cursed Poet)
After learning the main ideas of the Decadent movement, learners work in small groups to read and translate poems by the French poet Charles Baudelaire using basic etymology skills. They then read the accurate English translations to see...
Curated OER
Classify By Topic
Students explore and evaluate poetry. In small groups, they read and summarize poems, complete a handout, create and perform a dramatization of a poem, and write a journal entry in response to their performance.
Curated OER
Anonymous Patriots: Songs of the Revolution
Give your class a deeper understanding of the context and meaning behind early American song lyrics. By reading the lyrics to "Yankee Doodle" and "Revolutionary Tea," high schoolers will practice analysis by examining the structure and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Read, Write, and Analyze Poetry (Haiku and Free Verse Poetry)
This tutorial focuses on poetry; it defines free verse and haiku, explains how to write each, and provides examples. It offers a slideshow which provides tips for beginners on how to read poetry, how to identify types of poetry, and how...
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: The City in the Sea
An archive of various versions of Poe's poem "The City in the Sea," with helpful contextual notes about its publishing history. Includes brief analysis of the poem's content, specifically its mythological and Biblical allusions.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Reading/analysis of the Works of Poe
An in-depth analysis of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, including "The Raven," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and more! Excellent and detailed lesson plans!
Other
Mystery Net: Edgar Allan Poe
Biography and analysis of the writing of Edgar Allan Poe. Examines Poe's contribution to the mystery genre. Also provides the text of several of Poe's writings.
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Articles and Essays: Our Contributors: Edgar Allan Poe
A short literary analysis, published during Poe's lifetime, of select Poe poems, including "Lenore."
Other
Cummings Study Guide: The Raven
A study guide and analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven." Includes an annotated text of the poem to aid in comprehension
Other
Cummings Study Guide: Annabel Lee
A study guide and analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee."
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Articles and Essays: On Edgar Allan Poe
Access articles, published lectures, and related papers on Edgar Allan Poe's contributions to literature. Collection features works that were written during Poe's lifetime as well as more contemporary pieces and includes analysis of both...
Other
Poe Decoder: The Raven
This summary of "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe also features an analysis of the poem. Links to full text of the poem and related resources.
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...
Curated OER
Poe Decoder: The Raven
This summary of "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe also features an analysis of the poem. Links to full text of the poem and related resources.