Updated: 18 May 2023
A template for students to use when analyzing a poem.
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Grades: 3 - 6
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking a...
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Explain rhyme scheme, sound devices, and structural elements such as stanzas in a variety of poems;
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile, and sound devices such as onomatopoeia achieves specific purposes;
Explain figurative language such as simile, metaphor, and personification that the poet uses to create images;
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices such as alliteration and assonance achieves specific purposes;
Explain the use of sound devices and figurative language and distinguish between the poet and the speaker in poems across a variety of poetic forms;
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices achieves specific purposes;
A template for students to use when analyzing a poem.
Use this template when studying poetry with your students.
After reading a poem, encourage your students to use the template to assist them in identifying the poem’s features.
The template includes the following sections:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking a...
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Explain rhyme scheme, sound devices, and structural elements such as stanzas in a variety of poems;
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile, and sound devices such as onomatopoeia achieves specific purposes;
Explain figurative language such as simile, metaphor, and personification that the poet uses to create images;
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices such as alliteration and assonance achieves specific purposes;
Explain the use of sound devices and figurative language and distinguish between the poet and the speaker in poems across a variety of poetic forms;
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices achieves specific purposes;
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