Ideal for short poetry units focusing on nature and the Gothic/Romantic genres (especially during Fall and Halloween), this poem analysis worksheet helps high school readers interpret the elegy "Autumn" by Robert E. Howard, a piece addressing the impermanence of everything through the metaphor of the season. An answer key is included. By engaging with this poetry activity, students will:
Demonstrate knowledge of parts of speech.
Determine the significance of given details (e.g., Homer's lyre "flecked with rust").
Discern the intended effect of words and phrases in context (e.g., gaunt, "hollow moaning," and "yellow leaves are blown across the world").
Interpret words with multiple logical definitions in context (e.g., shake).
Apply knowledge of literary devices (e.g., ambiguity and metaphor).
Explore techniques used to generate musicality.
Consider themes in context.
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence.
Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google option is available.)
More Weird Tales resources for the Halloween season are available:
"Out of the Grave" by Eldridge Morton - Google and printable
"The Dogs of Salem" by David H. Keller - Google and printable
"The Graveyard Rats" by Henry Kuttner - Google and printable
"The Vow on Halloween" by Lyllian Huntley Harris - Google and printable
"The Werewolf Snarls" by Manly Wade Wellman - Google and printable
Ideal for short poetry units focusing on nature and the Gothic/Romantic genres (especially during Fall and Halloween), this poem analysis worksheet helps high school readers interpret the elegy "Autumn" by Robert E. Howard, a piece addressing the impermanence of everything through the metaphor of the season. An answer key is included. By engaging with this poetry activity, students will:
Demonstrate knowledge of parts of speech.
Determine the significance of given details (e.g., Homer's lyre "flecked with rust").
Discern the intended effect of words and phrases in context (e.g., gaunt, "hollow moaning," and "yellow leaves are blown across the world").
Interpret words with multiple logical definitions in context (e.g., shake).
Apply knowledge of literary devices (e.g., ambiguity and metaphor).
Explore techniques used to generate musicality.
Consider themes in context.
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence.
Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google option is available.)
More Weird Tales resources for the Halloween season are available:
"Out of the Grave" by Eldridge Morton - Google and printable
"The Dogs of Salem" by David H. Keller - Google and printable
"The Graveyard Rats" by Henry Kuttner - Google and printable
"The Vow on Halloween" by Lyllian Huntley Harris - Google and printable
"The Werewolf Snarls" by Manly Wade Wellman - Google and printable
