Poems For Middle School Students - Page 2
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The Cremation Of Sam McGee
Famous Poem
There are strange things done in the midnight sun
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By the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
That would make your blood run cold;Featured Shared StoryI love this poem! I have been looking for something for my project, and this poem just spoke to me. It has plenty of events, emotions and feeling for me to be able to fashion a short story...
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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Famous Poem
Do not go gentle into that good night,
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Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Featured Shared StoryI like this poem. It reflects the general reaction of the majority of people not wanting their loved ones to go and if so at least they put up a fight, along with being poetically exquisite...
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The Road Not Taken
Famous Poem
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
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And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I couldFeatured Shared StoryI think you are correct that the poem may be about a higher calling to pursue the best way. I also can agree as you stated he may have meant something else. Or he possibly did mean what you...
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If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking
Famous Poem
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
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I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,Featured Shared StoryThe poem transmits the meaning of helping from the heart, reaching out to those in need and soothing the pain felt by others. It doesn't need a hero to work wonders, only need a heart to...
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The Raven
Famous Poem
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
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Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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The Fisherman
Famous Poem
The fisherman goes out at dawn
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When every one's abed,
And from the bottom of the sea
Draws up his daily bread.Featured Shared StoryThe way the poet described the life of a fisherman, his continuous effort and sacrifice to stand independent, and the powerful simile used, makes the poem a classic one.
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Rathers
Famous Poem
I know very well what I'd rather be
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If I didn't always have to be me!
I'd rather be an owl,
A downy feathered owl,Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Paul Revere's Ride
Famous Poem
Listen my children and you shall hear
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Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;
Hardly a man is now aliveFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Casey At The Bat
Famous Poem
The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day;
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The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play,
And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same,
A pall-like silence fell upon the patrons of the game.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Mother To Son
Famous Poem
Well, son, I'll tell you:
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Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,Featured Shared StoryI was not a very good student when I was in school. I did the minimal amount of work required, retained little and barely paid attention. In 1965, my 8th grade English teacher read MOTHER TO...
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A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed
Analysis of Form and Technique
Friends are far, friends are near.
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Friends will be there to lend an ear.
They listen, laugh, and care,
But most of all, they're always there.Featured Shared StoryWhat an interesting poem. Reminds me of the friends I had when I was back at school...
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Life Without You
Analysis of Form and Technique
Me without you
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is like a leafless fall,
a snowless winter,
and a flowerless spring.Featured Shared StoryI'm madly in love with my girl, but suddenly things changed. She cut the communication, so I can't reach her. I don't know if she will be back. I'm feeling choked and lonely. Life without her...
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Nature's Way
in Spring Poems
Analysis of Form and Technique
Upon a nice mid-spring day,
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Let's take a look at Nature's way.
Breathe the scent of nice fresh air,
Feel the breeze within your hair.Featured Shared StoryHave you ever thought of this poem as a response to Thomas Moran's, "The Grand Canyon of Yellow Stone"? It is beautifully written and encompasses themes of freedom, nature, and serenity, as...
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An Ocean Of Memories
Analysis of Form and Technique
My family is the ocean around us.
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My father is the hurricane,
knocking anything and everybody out of his path.Featured Shared StoryThat's the same for me! Except, my younger sister is the storm haha.
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