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! Students will read William Wordsworth’s poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” and Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem “Still will I harvest beauty where it grows” before answering comprehension and analysis questions about the two texts. The questions guide students to think critically about the similarities and differences between the poems’ structures, themes, and tones, as well as the authors’ use of figurative language, specifically personification. For more practice reading and analyzing poetry, check out the Compare and Contrast in Poetry: “January” and “The Wind” worksheet next!