Hello! Welcome to Poetry Tuesday: the day we dip (or dive) into the lovely world of poetry!
Interested in poetry?
Analyze a poem using this activity for kids, adults, and everyone in-between.
A. Introduction
Today we will dive a little deeper into the poetry pool. Sometimes poetry can be a little tricky to understand, but with the right tools, you can draw quite a bit of meaning off the page!
B. Read the poem aloud
Little Things
Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land.
Thus the little minutes,
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages
Of eternity.
Little deeds of kindness,
Little words of love,
Help to make earth happy
Like the heaven above.
~Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney
C. Respond
Write down or share aloud your response to the poem by answering these questions:
- Who or what is the poem about?
- Is the poem about something/someone real or pretend?
- What’s the mood of the poem? (Emotion: Funny, serious, silly, sad, excited, thoughtful, or something else)
- Does the poem rhyme?
- Does it have a steady meter? How many beats (stresses) per line? (See About Meter)
- How did the poem make you feel?
- Where is the truth in the poem? Is there anything that’s not true?
- What do you know about the person who wrote this poem? Where can you find out more?
- Would you recommend this poem to a friend?
C. Additional Poetry Challenge
Write your own version of the poem, replacing some of the words, or rewriting the whole thing but making it similar to its mood, meter, rhyme scheme, or subject.
Pleased with your poem? Share it in the comments or post it on my Facebook page so we can all read and enjoy them!
Hungry for more? Check out this week’s…
Poem Study: The Arrow and the Song by Henry W. Longfellow
Advanced Poetry Lesson: Limericks (Week 1 of 2)
Hannah Spuler 
As a poet and one who reviews work, this little piece about doing so, making it so simple, whereas I simply dive in and spend much time, I am warmed by you.
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