Reading Poetry: “The Wind” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Practice reading poetry with this fourth- and fifth-grade resource! Students will read “The Wind” by Robert Louis Stevenson, a thoughtful poem about the effects, behavior, and mystery of the wind. Learners can practice reading the poem out loud and identifying descriptive language, repetition, rhythm, and rhyme.

Reading poetry can strengthen reading comprehension skills and prepare students for literary analysis. With each read-through, learners can interpret imagery, determine the theme, identify examples of figurative language, and more. This exercise can encourage students to become more confident readers 

For more poem-reading practice, try Reading Poetry: “A Sea of Grass and Endless Sky”. Students can also check out Analyzing Poetry: Seasonal Flow to dive deeper into analysis.