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# Middle School Poetry Analysis Worksheets

Give your middle school student essential reading comprehension practice with this impressive collection of poetry analysis worksheets. Featuring a diverse array of poems by great literary minds such as Emily Dickinson, Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson, and Langston Hughes, these worksheets offer extensive practice reading and analyzing poetry for sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade learners. These multi-page worksheets provide students with a wide range of experience analyzing poetry, including the exploration and identification of figurative language techniques, analyzing an author's voice, tone, and point of view, interpreting word choice and text structure, and much more!

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Click on a worksheet in the set below to see more info or download the PDF.

[Analyzing Poetry:  “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers' by Emily Dickinson](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-by-emily-dickinson/)

### Analyzing Poetry: “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers' by Emily Dickinson

Practice analyzing poetry with one of Emily Dickinson’s most popular poems!

[More info](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-by-emily-dickinson/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/175824/analyzing-poetry-hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-by-emily-dickinson.pdf)

[Analyzing Poetry: Jabberwocky](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-jabberwocky/)

### Analyzing Poetry: Jabberwocky

Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

[More info](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-jabberwocky/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/175201/analyzing-poetry-jabberwocky.pdf)

[Analyzing Poetry: Impressions](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-impressions/)

### Analyzing Poetry: Impressions

Introduce readers to the poem “Impressions” by American poet Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson with this eighth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

[More info](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-impressions/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/175271/analyzing-poetry-impressions.pdf)

[Analyzing Poetry: “I like to see it lap the Miles” by Emily Dickinson](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-i-like-to-see-it-lap-the-miles-by-emily-dickinson/)

### Analyzing Poetry: “I like to see it lap the Miles” by Emily Dickinson

Introduce readers to the poem “I like to see it lap the Miles” by beloved American poet Emily Dickinson.

[More info](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-i-like-to-see-it-lap-the-miles-by-emily-dickinson/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/176579/analyzing-poetry-i-like-to-see-it-lap-the-miles-by-emily-dickinson.pdf)

[Analyzing Poetry: “When I Was One-and-Twenty” by A.E. Housman](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-when-i-was-one-and-twenty-by-ae-housman/)

### Analyzing Poetry: “When I Was One-and-Twenty” by A.E. Housman

Introduce readers to the poem “When I Was One-and-Twenty” by English poet A. E. Housman with this sixth-grade worksheet!

[More info](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-when-i-was-one-and-twenty-by-ae-housman/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/176489/analyzing-poetry-when-i-was-one-and-twenty-by-ae-housman.pdf)

[Analyzing Poetry: “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-paul-reveres-ride-by-henry-wadsworth-longfellow/)

### Analyzing Poetry: “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Read and answer comprehension questions about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's classic narrative poem "Paul Revere’s Ride."

[More info](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-paul-reveres-ride-by-henry-wadsworth-longfellow/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/176559/analyzing-poetry-paul-reveres-ride-by-henry-wadsworth-longfellow.pdf)

[Reading Poetry: The Road Not Taken](/worksheet/article/reading-poetry-the-road-not-taken/)

### Reading Poetry: The Road Not Taken

Help students hone reading comprehension skills and techniques with this classic Robert Frost poem.

[More info](/worksheet/article/reading-poetry-the-road-not-taken/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/175095/reading-poetry-the-road-not-taken.pdf)

[Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”](/worksheet/article/compare-and-contrast-in-poetry-january-and-the-wind/)

### Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind”

In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners compare and contrast two poems, focusing on structure, tone, and literary devices used in each.

[More info](/worksheet/article/compare-and-contrast-in-poetry-january-and-the-wind/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/175302/compare-and-contrast-in-poetry-january-and-the-wind.pdf)

[Analyzing Poetry: Thanksgiving](/worksheet/article/reading-comprehension-analyzing-poetry-thanksgiving/)

### Analyzing Poetry: Thanksgiving

Introduce readers to the inspiring poem “Thanksgiving” by American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox with this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet.

[More info](/worksheet/article/reading-comprehension-analyzing-poetry-thanksgiving/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/175644/reading-comprehension-analyzing-poetry-thanksgiving.pdf)

[Compare and Contrast in Poetry: 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' and 'Still will I harvest beauty where it grows'](/worksheet/article/compare-and-contrast-in-poetry-i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud-and-still-will-i-harvest-beauty-where-it-grows/)

### Compare and Contrast in Poetry: 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' and 'Still will I harvest beauty where it grows'

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades!

[More info](/worksheet/article/compare-and-contrast-in-poetry-i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud-and-still-will-i-harvest-beauty-where-it-grows/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/175949/compare-and-contrast-in-poetry-i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud-and-still-will-i-harvest-beauty-where-it-grows.pdf)

[Analyzing Poetry: 'Mother to Son' by Langston Hughes](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-mother-to-son-by-langston-hughes/)

### Analyzing Poetry: 'Mother to Son' by Langston Hughes

Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

[More info](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-mother-to-son-by-langston-hughes/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/176212/analyzing-poetry-mother-to-son-by-langston-hughes.pdf)

[Analyzing Poetry: “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-o-captain-my-captain-by-walt-whitman/)

### Analyzing Poetry: “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman

Introduce readers to the poem “O Captain! My Captain!” by American poet Walt Whitman with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

[More info](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-o-captain-my-captain-by-walt-whitman/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/176298/analyzing-poetry-o-captain-my-captain-by-walt-whitman.pdf)

[Analyzing Poetry: “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-we-wear-the-mask-by-paul-laurence-dunbar/)

### Analyzing Poetry: “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!

[More info](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-we-wear-the-mask-by-paul-laurence-dunbar/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/176638/analyzing-poetry-we-wear-the-mask-by-paul-laurence-dunbar.pdf)

[Analyzing Poetry: 'The Song of Wandering Aengus' by William Butler Yeats](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-the-song-of-wandering-aengus-by-william-butler-yeats/)

### Analyzing Poetry: 'The Song of Wandering Aengus' by William Butler Yeats

Introduce readers to the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats with this poetry analysis worksheet!

[More info](/worksheet/article/analyzing-poetry-the-song-of-wandering-aengus-by-william-butler-yeats/) [Download Worksheet](/download/worksheet/176639/analyzing-poetry-the-song-of-wandering-aengus-by-william-butler-yeats.pdf)

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