National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: R. Frost's "Mending Wall":a Marriage of Poetic Form and Content
In this lesson plan, learners will consider Robert Frost's "Mending Wall": A Marriage of Poetic Form and Content. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Breaking the Line: An Exercise for Revision in Poetry
Lesson on crafting and revising lines of poetry. Lineation and enjambment are defined and explored. A Robert Creeley poem is analyzed, and a video of his poem is presented. [1:31]
Other
Teengagement: Targeted Intervention: Word Choice Shapes Meaning and Tone
In this lesson, students interpret how words are used in a literary text and examine how word choice affects meaning and tone. A sample analysis of a poem is presented, terms are defined, and question stems for assessment purposes are...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Meter and Rhyme (English Ii Reading)
Analyze the meter, rhyme scheme, line length, punctuation, and word position in poetry.
Other
Poets' Graves: Glossary of Poetic Terms
A quite extensive glossary of poetic terms, using examples primarily from British poetry. Terms range from "abecedarian poem" to "zeugma" and very little is left out in between.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Literary Text: Close Reading of Poetry: Practice 3
This lesson will help you comprehend the poet's meaning by giving you practice in finding imagery, metaphors, symbolism, and allusions.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Pleasure of Poetic Pattern
Humans are creatures of rhythm and repetition. From our breath to our gait: rhythm is central to our experience, and often brings us pleasure. We can find pleasure in the rhythm of a song, or even the rows of an orchard. Of course, too...
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Caesura
This is a glossary entry for the term "Caesura" including a definition and an example.
Other
Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Zeugma
This lesson introduces zeugma and goes over how it is used in writing.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms
This is a glossary of literary and rhetorical terms in alphabetical order by Jack Lynch, Rutgers University. Click the desired link to find the definition.