W.B. Yeats Teacher Resources

W.B. Yeats' poem, "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" is featured on a worksheet that asks readers to respond to a series of reading comprehension questions.

Some of the greatest plays contain only one act. A video, the 36th in the Crash Course Theater and Drama playlist, provides an overview of playwrights connected to the Irish Renaissance, particularly J.M. Synge, who was known for his...

As part of a study of poetic devices, kids are asked to identify the assonance, consonance, and alliteration found in a series of lines of poetry, and then identify the rhyme scheme and the types of rhyme found in Poe's "Annabel Lee,"...

If you want some ideas for a reading comprehension quiz on The Great Gatsby, you might use this as a reference; however, the significance of some of the questions is marginal. It might be useful for your class to test their own...

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by W. B. Yeats provided by the Academy of American Poets.

The obituary which appeared in the January 30, 1939 NYTimes is posted here and includes biographical and career information.

A biography of Irish poet William Butler Yeats with links to six of his poems.

A video studying the wealth of new plays written in Ireland during the Irish Renaissance. Explore the works of W.B. Yeats, Lady Augusta Gregory, and J.M. Synge who often found their stories from the fabric of Irish life. [11:52]

Audio performances of select poems by Irish poet W. B. Yeats, including "Easter 1916," read by Bob Geldof. With a transcript of each poem, a biographical note about the writer's life and career, literary commentary on his work, and...

Bibliomania provides a brief biography of the World War I poet Rupert Brook (1887-1915) and links to full-text poems.

Explore the work of William Butler Yeats through the links found within this informative site. You will be able to click on links for lesson plans, ideas and activities for his work.

Part of a plan to move poetry more firmly into the public sphere, the Poetry Everywhere project offers readings of sixteen poems and animated interpretations of a dozen others. Some poems are read by their authors; others are read by...

This Academy of American Poets webpage provides, in addition to a short overview of his life, a selected bibliography as well as hyperlinks to a number of Auden's poems such as "On the Circuit" (read by the author), "Lullaby," and "The...

Fairly lengthy quotes from the works of four critics help provide insight to "Playboy of the Western World."

This is a very good site from the Academy of American Poets about Ezra Pound. The site houses a biography of the poet, a selected bibliography of his work, as well as links to full texts of several of his well known works.

Discover more about Matthew Arnold's life and work when you check out the links provided within this resource.

Academy of American Poets entry for Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), the Victorian era poet and critic. Includes link to full text of the poem "Dover Beach."