Poetry Writing Worksheets

Help your child learn to navigate narrative poetry, then write their own poem, in this super-fun narrative poetry worksheet.

Practice gratitude through poetry with this acrostic poem worksheet!

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

Help your child learn about sensory language as they write a 5-senses poem.

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

The Analyzing a Poem graphic organizer supports students with specific questions to help them understand a poem.

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

If your child likes to rhyme, have him try this fun style by using the format of poet Edward Lear.

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.

Our limerick worksheet is sure to tickle your kid's funny bone! This limerick exercise teaches them how to write a limerick.

Find out if you've got a little haiku master on your hands with our haiku worksheet. A simple poetry form, a haiku is perfect for beginning writers.

Review parts of speech and sentence structure with a fun and creative writing exercise. Try writing a descriptive scene using no verbs!

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.

Take a stab at haiku poetry with this free-form haiku writing worksheet. All you need is imagination and a pen!

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

Practicing poets can refine their sense of meter and rhythm with this worksheet about stressed and unstressed syllables.

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

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.

This worksheet is a lovely introduction to cinquains and poetic forms.

Engage students' senses and inspire their creativity with this sensory poem template!

In this worksheet, children will write an acrostic poem based on the word "Christmas."

Use this haiku worksheet to add a written element to any afternoon outing in nature.

From nature hunts and rock painting to recycled art and poetry writing, these activities combine scientific exploration with arts and crafts projects.

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

After reading Linda Sue Park's novel A Long Walk to Water, give students an opportunity to engage with the book and their senses in this poetry-based extension activity! 

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

A valentine acrostic poem can help your child express his thoughts and opinions on Valentine's Day. Write a valentine acrostic poem with your kid this February.

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

This worksheet explains to kids what an acrostic poem is, and then challenges them to write an acrostic poem that describes each word provided.

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."