Poetry Analysis Activities for Upper Elementary Students

Ready to unlock the rhythm and rhyme behind every stanza? Your students can become poetry pros with poetry analysis activities that are accessible, engaging and designed for any poem you choose!

We’ve put together a handy set of printable poetry analysis handouts to simplify the process of analyzing poetry, guiding students to think critically about figurative language, meaning, theme and structure.

What in This Poetry Analysis Worksheet Pack?

This poetry analysis worksheet pack includes flexible, student-friendly templates that can be used with any poem – classic or contemporary. Here’s what you’ll find on each worksheet:

• Worksheet 1 – Students explore aspects of poetry such as rhyme scheme, figurative language and sound devices.
• Worksheet 2 – Students identify poetry types, literary devices and complete a summary for the poem.

Perfect for independent practice, literature centers or as an assessment tool, this pack helps students to dig deeper into poetry and show their ability to analyze and interpret meaning from poetic text.

Download Your Poetry Analysis Handout Pack

This poetry analysis pack is available as an easy-to-use Google Slides or printable PDF file. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button to select the file format you prefer.

This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher in Florida and Teach Starter collaborator.

Resources to Pair with Your Poetry Analysis Sheet

Ignite a passion for poetry in your students and transform the way they learn about figurative language and poetry analysis. Pair this worksheet with the following poetry resources for maximum effectiveness.

[resource:2674742] [resource:2659778] [resource:2661890]