A Closer Look: Understanding Themes in Poetry

Practice identifying themes in poetry and how they're conveyed to readers. In this interactive tutorial, you'll practice identifying the examples of imagery and diction within several classic poems. These include "The Guest House" by Rumi, "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, and "Take Home a Smile" by Edgar Guest. You'll examine how authors use both imagery and diction to help express their intended theme.
Resource ID#: 129809 Type: Original Student Tutorial
Rate It!
Feedback?
error indicator Login will be required December 31, 2021 to access all the CPALMS original student tutorials. Florida public school students will continue to have access to this and all other tutorials at www.floridastudents.org or their CPALMS Class Sites. Florida public school teachers will continue to be able to access them here and on www.floridastudents.org For all other teachers, parents, and students, you can access them with a subscription on www.cpalms.com

Attachments

AccessibleVersion Accessible version of the tutorial in PDF format, updated February 11, 2022.

General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 6
Intended Audience: Students
Instructional Time: 25 Minute(s)
Keywords: theme, poetry, poems, diction, imagery, Robert Frost, English Language Arts, Edgar Guest, Take Home a Smile, The Road Not Taken, elearning, e-learning, English, Language Arts, ELA, themes, The Guest House, Jalal al-Din Rumi, Rumi, tutorials
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12

Aligned Standards

This vetted resource aligns to concepts or skills in these benchmarks.

Suggested Tutorials


A Navajo Chant and Refrain in "The Twelfth Song of Thunder":

Explore the poem “The Twelfth Song of Thunder” from the Navajo Mountain Chant. In this interactive tutorial, you'll examine how a refrain in the poem better develops a theme of the poem. 

Following "The Road Not Taken":

Explore the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost and learn how the poem’s structure develops theme, setting, and plot as you complete this interactive tutorial.

Mission Possible: Finding the Theme:

Learn the difference between summarizing a story and describing its theme. In this interactive tutorial, you'll practice summarizing the important details of a fiction text. Then, you'll practice describing the theme of the text in your own words.  

Related Resources

Other vetted resources related to this resource.