Poetry Identification Worksheet

Clue: This World War I poem exposes the brutal reality of gas attacks in the trenches — “guttering, choking, drowning.”

• The Soldier

• Mametz Wood

• Ozymandias

• Dulce et Decorum Est

Clue: In this sonnet, a soldier speaks from beyond the grave, imagining himself as part of the English countryside.

• The Soldier

• Dulce et Decorum Est

• Ozymandias

• Charge of the Light Brigade

Clue: A speaker explores the emotional distance between her and her injured partner — “the frozen river which ran through his face.”

• Afternoons

• A Wife in London

• The Manhunt

• Mametz Wood

Clue: This poem presents love in an unusual, unromantic way — “Not a red rose or a satin heart.”

• Valentine

• Sonnet 18

• Annabel Lee

• The Road Not Taken

Clue: A woman’s devotion is described with religious imagery — “I love thee to the depth and breadth and height.”

• Sonnet 43 (How do I love thee?)

• Ode to a Nightingale

• The Lady of Shalott

• My Last Duchess

Clue: The speaker celebrates the strength of a partner, comparing him to a knight — even while a storm brews outside.

• London

• Ozymandias

• Cozy Apologia

• Living Space

Clue: A romantic poem in which a woman’s beauty is compared to night — “like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies.”

• She Walks in Beauty

• Valentine

• As imperceptibly as grief

• Sonnet 43

Clue: A bleak depiction of the city and inequality — “Mind-forged manacles” and “the youthful harlot’s curse.”

• London

• Paris

• New York

• Rome

Clue: The narrator reflects on the emptiness of modern domestic life, watching mothers in a playground.

• Afternoons

• Hawk Roosting

• The Manhunt

• Valentine

Clue: In this seasonal poem, the speaker describes ripeness, harvest, and the gentle passage of time.

• Dulce et Decorum Est

• To Autumn

• Death of a Naturalist

• The Prelude