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Poetry Comprehension Worksheet
A generic poetry comprehension worksheet.
Use this generic poetry comprehension template when teaching students how to interpret poetry. The questions are generic and can be used for most poems.
Common Core Curriculum alignment
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.10
With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

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