Poetry

Multiple-choice questions on Keats's "To Autumn."

Multiple-choice questions on Tennyson's "Ulysses."

Short-answer questions on Perrine's chapter "What Is Poetry?"

A paragraph that summarizes Perrine's theory of poetry.

How to prove a reading of a poem: the purpose of an explication and the kinds of evidence it uses.

A list of poems in Perrine's Literature that work well for an explication, with advice on choosing one.

A blank outline for planning an explication: thesis, introduction, topic sentences, and details.

A checklist for taking notes on a poem before writing, using Donne's "The Flea."

A checklist for drafting the explication.

A peer reviewer's checklist for revising an explication for content.

A checklist for revising an explication for grammar, usage, and mechanics.

A checklist for revising an explication for effective expression.