OUTCOME-BASED LITERARY WORKSHEET NO.

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POETRY

Name: _______________________________ DATE: ____________

Section: ______________________________

A. Title: ________________________________________________________
B. Author/ Poet: _________________________________________________
C. Personal research about the poet:

D. LITERAL MEANING OF THE POEM (After reading the poem, what is really happening in the
poem?
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E. IMAGERY - Pick out three uses of imagery and write them below (this will most likely be a
phrase or line from the poem), then explain what the poet is trying to convey with this image.
1]. IMAGE:____________________________________________
MEANING:_________________________________________
2]. IMAGE:____________________________________________
MEANING:_________________________________________

3]. IMAGE:____________________________________________
MEANING:_________________________________________
F. FIGURATIVE DEVICES - Find at least two figurative devices and explain what they mean. Ex.
simile, metaphor, allusion, symbolism and personification.
1]. Figurative Device:____________________________________
Meaning:___________________________________________
2]. Figurative Device:____________________________________

Meaning:___________________________________________
G. THEME: (Give the message of the poem and give at least 2 justification)
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H. GIVE YOUR PERSONAL COMMENT

***This is your personal worksheet, your own answers prove and support your personal interpretation
and originality in justifying your understanding. Any form of cheating (ex. copying your classmates’ work)
is equivalent to failing remarks.