⭐️This resource contains 12 digital and printable poems appropriate for second and third grade close reading comprehension, with standard based questions, anchor charts, and two skills focused test passages. Aligned to CCSS RL.2.4, students learn how words and phrases (regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a poem. Also aligns with TEKS 2.11.⭐️Integrated color coding encourages students to learn how to use text evidence in their answers.⭐️Passages are p