Discover lyric poetry through a reading of Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar and analyze its meaning with three short-answer questions covering symbolism, personification, alliteration, metaphors, and similes. 

Take a trip back in time with this political cartoon analysis activity, which has scholars reading background information on the heated 2008 primary campaign to help them approach two political cartoons. Three talking points (or writing...

Learners will read then analyze the story "Goblin Market" then discuss themes of sex and lost virginity. There are 5 questions and a series related links to help them take a critical look at an interesting children's story. This story...

Address the literary elements in a piece of writing using these materials. The packet includes plenty of resources, and focuses mainly on theme, character, and point of view, with some materials for setting, symbolism, and author's...

Assist your learners as they unravel the wonders of lyric analysis. This resource breaks down the analysis process by hook, verse, and chorus. Each is briefly defined and is used to look at any song's lyrics in a systematic way.

In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about the election of 2008 and respond to 3 talking point questions.

If you are planning a lesson on Poe's poetry, you may be able to use some of the questions from this online interactive quiz. It covers numerous poems and requires matching the poem with the line of poetry.

In this literature worksheet, high schoolers respond to 12 short answer and essay questions about Idylls of the King. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.