Spread Your Wings: Structure & Meaning in Poetry


Resource ID#: 128128 Primary Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Explore the structure and meaning of poetry and learn how poems are organized to express and develop themes. Along the way, you will also learn some key terms like diction, imagery, and mood. This interactive tutorial uses two famous poems as examples, one by William Blake and one by Emily Dickinson. 

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Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Students
Instructional Time: 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: theme, mood, imagery, stanza, structure, meaning, poetry, poem, Emily Dickinson, William Blake, English Language Arts, Grade 7, diction, poems, interactive, tutorials, elearning, e-learning, My Pretty Rose Tree, Hope is the Thing with Feathers, poets, Dickinson, Blake
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12

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