British Poetry - Liteature Study Guide

This high school level study guide by Vicki Tillman, MA introduces the work of 14 British poets (see list below), and makes the appreciation and understanding of poetry accessible to even a novice reader, while the questions also encourage personal reflection and response for readers of any proficiency.

This 26-page study guide includes introductory information plus biographical summaries of each poet included, vocabulary (with definitions included), observation and personal response questions for each poem (with answer key for the observation questions), rubric for scoring the recitation of a memorized poem, quiz with answer key, and instructions for adapting the material for use at a Basic High School, College-Prep, or Honors credit level.

Literary Elements in Focus -
Rhyme Pattern
Metaphor
Imagery
and many more poetic devices

Age Levels -
High School (in-depth analysis, independent study guide use)

Included are works by:

George Herbert
William Cowper
William Blake
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Rudyard Kipling
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Robert Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Christina Rosetti
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Sir Walter Scott, William Butler Yeats
Lewis Carroll
Robert Burns