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1 Poems by Emily Elizabeth Dickinson This 9-week poetry study guide will take you through nine poems written by Emily Elizabeth Dickinson. Each week (or longer) your student will study one poem. Included in this unit study: A poet biography page The poem for your convenience An area to illustrate the poem Poem analysis sheets with copywork and questions Poetry glossary of terms Suggested daily schedule Day 1: Read the poem out loud twice & illustrate the poem Day 2: Copy the poem and count the syllables and identify the rhyming scheme Day 3: Describe the mood of the poem and answer questions 3-6 Day 4: Narrate the poem in your own words using template provided Day 5: List 2-3 questions to ponder about the poem and define unknown words that you circled on Day 3. 1

2 Poems included in this unit study: Angels In The Early Morning.3 "A Little Road Not Made Of Man"...6 "As Children Bid The Guest Good-Night".9 "Delight Becomes Pictorial"..12 "I Asked No Other Thing"...15 "I Had No Time To Hate, Because" 18 "Much Madness Is Divinest Sense"..21 "New Feet Within My Garden Go" 24 "Who Robbed The Woods".27 All poems and graphics used in this study are part of the public domain. 2

3 Emily Elizabeth Dickinson Born: Died: Lived: How many published works? Most famous poem? My favorite poem written by this poet: Interesting facts about poet s life: 3

4 Emily Elizabeth Dickinson Angels In The Early Morning Angels in the early morning May be seen the dews among, Stooping, plucking, smiling, flying: Do the buds to them belong? Angels when the sun is hottest May be seen the sands among, Stooping, plucking, sighing, flying; Parched the flowers they bear along. Illustrate the poem: 4

5 Copy the poem on the lines below: Syllables Rhyme Scheme What is the mood of the poem? 1. Count the syllables in each line. 2. Analyze and mark rhyme scheme. 3. Identify any figurative language used within the poem. 4. Identify sound devices such as alliteration, assonance, and consonance. 5. Look for repetition. Is there any reason why the author would repeat it? 6. Circle any words you do not know the meaning of. 5

6 Narrate the poem using your own words: List out 2-3 questions to ponder about the poem: Define the words you circled on the previous page: Word: Definition: 6

7 Emily Elizabeth Dickinson "A Little Road Not Made Of Man" A little road not made of man, Enabled of the eye, Accessible to thill of bee, Or cart of butterfly. If town it have, beyond itself, 'T is that I cannot say; I only sigh, -- no vehicle Bears me along that way. Illustrate the poem: 7

8 Copy the poem on the lines below: Syllables Rhyme Scheme What is the mood of the poem? 1. Count the syllables in each line. 2. Analyze and mark rhyme scheme. 3. Identify any figurative language used within the poem. 4. Identify sound devices such as alliteration, assonance, and consonance. 5. Look for repetition. Is there any reason why the author would repeat it? 6. Circle any words you do not know the meaning of. 8

9 Narrate the poem using your own words: List out 2-3 questions to ponder about the poem: Define the words you circled on the previous page: Word: Definition: 9

10 Emily Elizabeth Dickinson "As Children Bid The Guest Good-Night" As children bid the guest good-night, And then reluctant turn, My flowers raise their pretty lips, Then put their nightgowns on. As children caper when they wake, Merry that it is morn, My flowers from a hundred cribs Will peep, and prance again. Illustrate the poem: 10

11 Copy the poem on the lines below: Syllables Rhyme Scheme What is the mood of the poem? 1. Count the syllables in each line. 2. Analyze and mark rhyme scheme. 3. Identify any figurative language used within the poem. 4. Identify sound devices such as alliteration, assonance, and consonance. 5. Look for repetition. Is there any reason why the author would repeat it? 6. Circle any words you do not know the meaning of. 11

12 Narrate the poem using your own words: List out 2-3 questions to ponder about the poem: Define the words you circled on the previous page: Word: Definition: 12

13 Emily Elizabeth Dickinson "Delight Becomes Pictorial" Delight becomes pictorial When viewed through pain, -- More fair, because impossible That any gain. The mountain at a given distance In amber lies; Approached, the amber flits a little, -- And that's the skies! Illustrate the poem: 13

14 Copy the poem on the lines below: Syllables Rhyme Scheme What is the mood of the poem? 1. Count the syllables in each line. 2. Analyze and mark rhyme scheme. 3. Identify any figurative language used within the poem. 4. Identify sound devices such as alliteration, assonance, and consonance. 5. Look for repetition. Is there any reason why the author would repeat it? 6. Circle any words you do not know the meaning of. 14

15 Narrate the poem using your own words: List out 2-3 questions to ponder about the poem: Define the words you circled on the previous page: Word: Definition: 15

16 Emily Elizabeth Dickinson "I Asked No Other Thing" I asked no other thing, No other was denied. I offered Being for it; The mighty merchant smiled. Brazil? He twirled a button, Without a glance my way: "But, madam, is there nothing else That we can show to-day?" Illustrate the poem: 16

17 Copy the poem on the lines below: Syllables Rhyme Scheme What is the mood of the poem? 1. Count the syllables in each line. 2. Analyze and mark rhyme scheme. 3. Identify any figurative language used within the poem. 4. Identify sound devices such as alliteration, assonance, and consonance. 5. Look for repetition. Is there any reason why the author would repeat it? 6. Circle any words you do not know the meaning of. 17

18 Narrate the poem using your own words: List out 2-3 questions to ponder about the poem: Define the words you circled on the previous page: Word: Definition: 18

19 Emily Elizabeth Dickinson "I Had No Time To Hate, Because" I had no time to hate, because The grave would hinder me, And life was not so ample I Could finish enmity. Nor had I time to love; but since Some industry must be, The little toil of love, I thought, Was large enough for me. Illustrate the poem: 19

20 Copy the poem on the lines below: Syllables Rhyme Scheme What is the mood of the poem? 1. Count the syllables in each line. 2. Analyze and mark rhyme scheme. 3. Identify any figurative language used within the poem. 4. Identify sound devices such as alliteration, assonance, and consonance. 5. Look for repetition. Is there any reason why the author would repeat it? 6. Circle any words you do not know the meaning of. 20

21 Narrate the poem using your own words: List out 2-3 questions to ponder about the poem: Define the words you circled on the previous page: Word: Definition: 21

22 Emily Elizabeth Dickinson "Much Madness Is Divinest Sense" Much madness is divinest sense To a discerning eye; Much sense the starkest madness. 'T is the majority In this, as all, prevails. Assent, and you are sane; Demur, -- you're straightway dangerous, And handled with a chain. Illustrate the poem: 22

23 Copy the poem on the lines below: Syllables Rhyme Scheme What is the mood of the poem? 1. Count the syllables in each line. 2. Analyze and mark rhyme scheme. 3. Identify any figurative language used within the poem. 4. Identify sound devices such as alliteration, assonance, and consonance. 5. Look for repetition. Is there any reason why the author would repeat it? 6. Circle any words you do not know the meaning of. 23

24 Narrate the poem using your own words: List out 2-3 questions to ponder about the poem: Define the words you circled on the previous page: Word: Definition: 24

25 Emily Elizabeth Dickinson "New Feet Within My Garden Go" New feet within my garden go, New fingers stir the sod; A troubadour upon the elm Betrays the solitude. New children play upon the green, New weary sleep below; And still the pensive spring returns, And still the punctual snow! Illustrate the poem: 25

26 Copy the poem on the lines below: Syllables Rhyme Scheme What is the mood of the poem? 1. Count the syllables in each line. 2. Analyze and mark rhyme scheme. 3. Identify any figurative language used within the poem. 4. Identify sound devices such as alliteration, assonance, and consonance. 5. Look for repetition. Is there any reason why the author would repeat it? 6. Circle any words you do not know the meaning of. 26

27 Narrate the poem using your own words: List out 2-3 questions to ponder about the poem: Define the words you circled on the previous page: Word: Definition: 27

28 Emily Elizabeth Dickinson "Who Robbed The Woods" Who robbed the woods, The trusting woods? The unsuspecting trees Brought out their burrs and mosses His fantasy to please. He scanned their trinkets, curious, He grasped, he bore away. What will the solemn hemlock, What will the fir-tree say? Illustrate the poem: 28

29 Copy the poem on the lines below: Syllables Rhyme Scheme What is the mood of the poem? 1. Count the syllables in each line. 2. Analyze and mark rhyme scheme. 3. Identify any figurative language used within the poem. 4. Identify sound devices such as alliteration, assonance, and consonance. 5. Look for repetition. Is there any reason why the author would repeat it? 6. Circle any words you do not know the meaning of. 29

30 Narrate the poem using your own words: List out 2-3 questions to ponder about the poem: Define the words you circled on the previous page: Word: Definition: 30

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