Poetry Resources

I. Poetry Reaction Points - Vocabulary

• Poetry Reaction Points Vocabulary (Set A)
• Poetry Reaction Points Vocabulary (Set B)
• Types of Poetry Vocabulary (Set C)

II. Types of Poems - Examples

• Couplet Examples
• Cinquain Examples
• Senryu Examples
• Haiku Examples
• Tanka Examples
• Limerick Examples

III. Useful Websites

• Poets.org
• Famous Poetry
• Poetry Writing and Analysis Guide

IV. Featured Poets

T. S. Elliot

• The Rum Tum Tugger

William Blake

• The Tyger

William Wordsworth

• Daffodils
• About Daffodils

A. A. Milne

• Daffodowndilly
• About A. A. Milne

Robert Burns

• A Red Red Rose
• A Red Red Rose (AV File)
• About Burns & A Red Red Rose

Emily Dickinson

• I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
• I'm Nobody! Who Are You? (AV File)
• Because I Could Not Stop for Death
• Because I Could Not Stop for Death (AV File)
• About Because I Could Not Stop for Death
• Yesterday Is History
• About Emily Dickinson

William Shakespeare

• To Be or Not to Be
• To Be or Not to Be (AV File 1)
• To Be or Not to Be (AV File 2)
• My Mistress' Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun
• My Mistress' Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun (AV File)
• About William Shakespeare

John Keats

• A Thing of Beauty Is a Joy Forever
• A Thing of Beauty Is a Joy Forever (AV File)

Elizabeth Barret Browning

• How Do I Love Thee? 
• How Do I Love Thee? (AV File)

Edward Lear

• The Owl and the Pussycat
• The Owl and the Pussycat (Alternate Text)
• The Owl and the Pussycat (AV File)

Randall Jarrell

• A Bat Is Born

Elizabeth Bishop

• One Art
• About Elizabeth Bishop

Christina Rosetti

• Remember Me

Gary Soto

• Eating While Reading