Heinrich Heine: Die Loreley (B1–B2)

A worksheet on Germany’s most famous Rhine legend – Heine’s poem of 1824, the story behind it and Silcher’s song.

What’s included

• The full poem with line numbers
• The legend of the Loreley rock, from Greek sirens to Clemens Brentano
• A painting to discuss
• Vocabulary list with English translations
• Questions on the legend and a true/false task
• Old words, new words: from Heine’s language to today’s German
• A verse-by-verse summary task
• Grammar: indirect questions
• Discussion cards
• A listening gap-fill with Silcher’s song
• A creative writing task with two options
• Lined space for your own texts
• Answer key at the end

Good to know

• Level: B1–B2
• Format: PDF, printable or for use on a tablet
• Suitable for self-study, one-to-one lessons and groups