How do you analyze a poem with as much detail as possible?I don't feel like the poems I have to write an outline for and then a commentary have the...

When I analyze a poem, I look at it several
ways.

First, I read it aloud to see how it makes me feel.
 I do this not only for the meaning, but to find what words and phrases sound delicious
to me.  I find where the sensory imagery is that makes it come alive--tactile,
olfactory, gustatory, visual, and auditory images.

Next, I
look for literary devices--onomatopoeia, alliteration, allusion, et cetera. I formally
find the rhythm and rhyme scheme.  I look to see if the pattern is a closed or an open
one.

Then, I listen to the tone, the overall feeling. I ask
what it means to me.  I look at its historical context, and read about the author.  Does
this change the meaning, deepen it, or leave it unaffected?  If I can find an audio of
the poet reading it, I listen to it and hear how it differs from how I read
it.

Finally,  I decide whether I like it or not and if I
do,  do I want to make it mine and memorize all or part of it.  I take all these pieces,
combine them, and write my analysis.