Poetry Analysis is a 5-week, no-busywork guide which covers:

• Analyzing poetry forms
• Skills for analyzing poetry vocabulary, imagery and tropes
• Analyzing poetry rhythm and rhyme patterns
• Discerning poetry meanings through voice, tone, themes and impressions
• Then wrapping the unit up by writing an analytical essay (the text includes a sample essay for teens)

When high schoolers learn the basics of analysis, they can climb into the mind of the poet and gain more appreciation of the meaning and artistry of their work. Poets do not simply sit down and crank out poems. They write and rewrite and rewrite their poems until each word and each line has meaning, power and beauty.

Teens who have learned some basic analysis skills can start to notice and understand WHY each word, line and format was chosen by a poet.

Click here for an excerpt to Poetry Analysis Guide.

Poetry analysis is a special topic for just the right homeschool teen. Not every teen needs to study it, in fact, if your teens do not really like poetry, this topic would not be interesting to them. However, there are several kinds of homeschooling high schoolers who will benefit from and enjoy a light-hearted introduction to this interesting topic.

7Sisters introduces this skill by covering the basics without overwhelming teens. As our 7th Sisters know, we do not believe in killing a subject, but rather we want teens to actually like the topic and want learn more.

This poetry guide assumes that teens have already learned the basics of poetry. Thus we recommend that teens start with our three basic poetry writing guides:

• Introductory High School Poetry Writing
• Intermediate High School Poetry Writing
• Advanced High School Poetry Writing

As they work through these guides, they build confidence, experience and enjoyment with basic poetry concepts. Writing poetry is also an important part of building high-school level writing skills.

Who are the teens who will benefit from studying Poetry Analysis?

• Teens who are college bound
  • College-bound homeschool homeschoolers will often find some poetry analysis in their freshman English courses. Therefore, it is a smart idea to have an introduction to this skill so that they are already familiar with the topic when they get to college.
    • Sometimes college students can feel intimidated by analyzing poetry. It can seem clunky and or mystifying. That is why 7Sisters has created a no-busywork guide that covers the concepts without killing the topic. When teens complete this writing guide, they will feel more confident as they face their college courses.
• Teens who are love to read poetry
  • Some high schoolers love to read poetry! These teens will benefit from a five-week, don't-kill-the-subject experience with analysis because it will deepen their understanding and awareness of the poems that they read.
• Teens who love to write poetry
  • Some teens love to create their own poetry! While there's not ONE right way to write poetry, it is good to have experience with the basics of poetry creation and analysis. As jazz musicians say:
    • You have to know the rules before you break them.
  • Thus high schoolers who learn the "rules" of poetry can improvise with more beauty and skill. Learning poetry analysis is a way that students gain expertise in those rules.

Download Poetry Analysis for your homeschool high schoolers and help them build confidence and skill in their poetry reading and writing experiences. All this without overdoing the topic!

Note: 7Sisters curriculum is unique in that (by request from teens themselves), it is no-busywork and adaptable to varying levels of academic rigor. In this way, following guidelines in the curriculum, teens complete coursework that is personally meaningful to their interests, needs, and goals. This is the 7Sisters educational philosophy!