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Lexiconic.net: Elements of Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource explains how to approach an analysis of a poem. It discusses assumptions people may have, the importance of reading it closely before analyzing it, looking at the stanza structure, the type of poem, the sound patterns,...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Japanese Poetry Tanka? You're Welcome

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A poem "which expresses a personal response to nature," the tanka is a form of Japanese writing very similar to the haiku. This lesson plan is a great extension to any study or exploration of Japanese art, culture, and writing. Included...
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University of Pennsylvania

Rhythm and Meter in English Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the terminology needed to understand rhythm and meter in English poetry including the following terms: stressed and unstressed syllables, iambs, trochees, spondees, anapests, dactyls, monometer, dimeter, trimeter, tetrameter,...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: Carl Sandburg

For Students 9th - 10th
Carl Sandburg is featured in this biography for his politically socialistic poetry which, unlike his contemporaries tended to focus more on content then meter and rhythm. Click on "Carl Sandburg Activities" for related artifacts and...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Preparing for Poetry: A Reader's First Steps

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will consider Preparing for Poetry: A Reader's First Steps. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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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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Education.com

Education.com: Rl.4.5 Worksheets: Explain Major Differences Between Poems, Drama

For Students 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 8 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard RL.4.5: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Emily Dickinson & Poetic Imagination: "Leap, Plashless"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces students to Emily Dickinson's poetry which often reveals a child-like fascination with the natural world. Students examine how she writes perceptively of butterflies, birds, and bats and uses lucid metaphors to...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Iambic Pentameter

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This encyclopedia entry for iambic pentameter provides examples of poetry and explanations of the meter's purpose.
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Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
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Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Literary Terms F R

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The second of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, F - R, covers forty-seven terms from "Fable," to "Romance."

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