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"Halloween Candle" by Yetza Gillespie Poetry Analysis Worksheet | Poem Activity for Autumn

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Use this worksheet to help high school English students analyze a short poem that is perfect for the fall/autumn and back-to-school seasons: "Halloween Candle" by Yetza Gillespie (originally published in Weird Tales). An answer key is included. By engaging with this poetry activity, students will:

  • Make evidence-based inferences.

  • Discern the intended effects of the author's word choices.

  • Choose the most appropriate synonym to replace a word without changing its fundamental meaning.

  • Describe the tone of a given stanza.

  • Apply knowledge of poetry/literary devices such as onomatopoeia and personification.

  • Consider themes in context.

  • Articulate how details in the poem evoke the idea of looming death.

This resource is delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)

More Weird Tales resources for the Halloween season are available:

Use this worksheet to help high school English students analyze a short poem that is perfect for the fall/autumn and back-to-school seasons: "Halloween Candle" by Yetza Gillespie (originally published in Weird Tales). An answer key is included. By engaging with this poetry activity, students will:

  • Make evidence-based inferences.

  • Discern the intended effects of the author's word choices.

  • Choose the most appropriate synonym to replace a word without changing its fundamental meaning.

  • Describe the tone of a given stanza.

  • Apply knowledge of poetry/literary devices such as onomatopoeia and personification.

  • Consider themes in context.

  • Articulate how details in the poem evoke the idea of looming death.

This resource is delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)

More Weird Tales resources for the Halloween season are available:

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