Analyzing Poetry: Thanksgiving

Introduce readers to the inspiring poem “Thanksgiving” by American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox with this sixth-grade reading comprehension worksheet. In Reading Comprehension: Analyzing Poetry: Thanksgiving, students will have an opportunity to analyze the meaning of this classic, powerful poem as they identify the theme and answer multiple-choice and short-answer response questions to demonstrate their understanding of the text. After reading the poem’s five stanzas, learners will take a deeper dive into the author’s use of figurative language, poetic devices, and first-person plural pronouns.