5th Grade Poetry Writing Worksheets

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

Children learn about three songs that inspired and gave hope to the people who fled slavery via the Underground Railroad, then answer questions about what they have learned.

Your young writer can learn about poetry analysis with this worksheet on rhyme schemes, complete with excerpts by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Get in the spooky spirit of Halloween with our vocab-packed copy of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."

This poem offers a fun, memorable example for students as they learn to interpret figurative language in works of poetry and literature.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

Bring poetry to life by reading it aloud with others! Have young readers select one or more of these poems written by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Robert Lee Frost. Then take turns reading aloud by swapping single lines, couplets, or stanzas.

Your young poet can review the important concepts of rhyme and rhythm by completing some practice exercises based on this poem.

Your budding poet can practice rhythm in this worksheet. They'll read two poems by Robert Louis Stevenson and determine their rhythm.

In this worksheet, students will read Carl Sandburg's poem "Fog," then analyze the poem for figurative language.

Help students learn how to recognize the beats in a poem with this worksheet.

Your budding poet can practice determining a rhyme scheme in this worksheet. He'll identify the rhyming words in Rudyard Kipling's classic poem, "If."

What is a limerick? It's a silly poem with five lines, and a fun way learn about rhythm and rhyme.

Learn all about how to write a haiku with this quick and easy worksheet on the structure of this timeless poetry type.

Young writers will work with animal metaphors as they plan and craft a poem about someone they know.

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

When your students read this silly poem, they will find examples of hyperbole. Then, they will make a connection to another language concept: superlatives!

As your students read these silly limericks, they’ll identify examples of hyperbole.

The elegant and simply style of renga is the perfect way to introduce your child to the rhythm and style of poetry.

A diamante poem is a diamond shaped poem. Show your students an example of this type of poem and invite them write their own diamantes!

Learners will learn about and refer to the rules for writing a limerick as they pen a St. Patrick's Day poem of their own.

Try a Chinese poetry style called wu-yan-li-shi, which hopeful immigrants wrote while waiting on Angel Island in California to be admitted to the U.S.

Get your kids thinking about what makes Mom special with a fill in the blank acrostic Mother poem that's sure to bring tears to her eyes on her special day

The legend of Robin Hood was passed down through ballads. After reading about him, you and your child can try writing a ballad of your own!

Thanksgiving is a great time to focus on family and be thankful for things in our lives. In the worksheet A Poem with Details from Your Thanksgiving, learners will write an abecedarian poem with details from their Thanksgiving break where the first letter