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Poetry uses language in a musical, imaginative way. It uses devices such as rhythm, sound pattern, rhyme, imagery, assonance, alliteration, and repetition.
Sample some of the following activities to learn more about poetry.
People
To See Things To Do Teacher
Resources Bibliography
Places To GoThe following are places to go (some real and some virtual) to find out about poetry.
Flanders Field
American Cemetery and Memorial
Virtually visit the real Flanders Field that Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) wrote about in his famous poem.
Virtually visit the real Flanders Field that Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) wrote about in his famous poem.
Poet's Corner
A large and comprehensive collection of Poetry indexed by author, title and subject. This collection includes approximately 7000 works by 800 authors, and spans hundreds of years and a wide range of genres.
A large and comprehensive collection of Poetry indexed by author, title and subject. This collection includes approximately 7000 works by 800 authors, and spans hundreds of years and a wide range of genres.
People To SeeHenry
David Thoreau
Get acquainted with Henry David Thoreau. He liked to live in harmony with nature.
Get acquainted with Henry David Thoreau. He liked to live in harmony with nature.
Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow
Spend some time with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He wrote poems about American legends like Paul Revere and Miles Standish and Hiawatha.
Spend some time with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He wrote poems about American legends like Paul Revere and Miles Standish and Hiawatha.
Walt
Whitman: Poet at Work
Get to know Walt Whitman. He first published Leave of Grass at his own expense.
Get to know Walt Whitman. He first published Leave of Grass at his own expense.
The
William Blake Archive
Get to know William Blake. Not only was he a poet, he was also a skilled artist and engraver.
Get to know William Blake. Not only was he a poet, he was also a skilled artist and engraver.
Things To DoAcadamy
of American Poets
Use the "Find a Poem" section of this site to locate your favorite verse. There's also an audio section where you can hear poetry read.
Use the "Find a Poem" section of this site to locate your favorite verse. There's also an audio section where you can hear poetry read.
Favorite
Poem Project
Let students hear poems being read rather than reading them silently. According to this site, poems are meant to be read out loud.
Let students hear poems being read rather than reading them silently. According to this site, poems are meant to be read out loud.
Giggle Poetry
Discover nine different lessons on how to write various kinds of poetry and have fun with fill-in-the-blank poetry.
Discover nine different lessons on how to write various kinds of poetry and have fun with fill-in-the-blank poetry.
India
Heritage
Learn about The Mahabharata. It is the world's longest poem. The epic poem describes events that took place around 5,000 BC in India.
Learn about The Mahabharata. It is the world's longest poem. The epic poem describes events that took place around 5,000 BC in India.
Sonnet Central
Read a sonnet a day from their random sonnet generator or search for your favorite sonnet by Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barret Browning, and others.
Read a sonnet a day from their random sonnet generator or search for your favorite sonnet by Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barret Browning, and others.
Teacher Resources Online Activities/Hotlists are a listing of internet
sites with fun, interesting, and educational tasks attached to each one.
(You can learn how to use this WWW
Activities tool created by UEN for Utah educators).
Virtual Field Trips are teacher and student-created
tours of curricular topics. (You can learn how to use this UEN Virtual
Field Trip tool created by UEN for Utah educators).
Bibliography
- Malley, Barbara Beyer. Rhyme Time: Poems and Activities for the Elementary Grades. Carthage, IL: Fearon Teacher Aids, c1992.
- Potts, Cheryl. Poetry Galore & More With Shel Silverstein. Hagerstown, MD: Alleyside Press, c1994.
- Wainwright, James. Poetivities: Guiding Creative Poetic Expression Successfully in the Elementary Grades. Carthage, IL: Good Apple, c1989.