Poetry Lessons & Activities

Teach students to read, analyze, and create poetry using scaffolded lessons, mentor texts, and creative challenges.

Poetic Devices

Alliteration, repetition, imagery, figurative language, and sound devices.

Rhyme schemes, rhythm patterns, and how meter shapes the feel of a poem.

Metaphor, simile, personification, and symbolism in poetic texts.

Close reading, annotation, and breaking down meaning and theme in poems.

Haiku, free verse, sonnets, narrative poems, lyric poems, and more.

Guided prompts and challenges for students to craft and share their own poetry.