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 reading comprehension worksheet! As students read the poem’s two stanzas, they’ll explore the speaker's tone, the poem’s theme, the meaning of the wise man’s advice, and the literary techniques used by the author. Page two features seven multiple-choice and short-response questions that give learners an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of “When I Was One-and-Twenty” by A.E. Housman. For more practice reading and analyzing poetry, check out Analyzing Poetry: “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson and Reading Poetry: The Road Not Taken next!