Midnight

Midnight

Poetry

Personification

In this stanza, the author is saying that the weekend is putting back party times, recreation and rest back in a chest or box...

Multiple Choice

What could the speaker mean by this?

• the weekend is organized

• fun times are over

• the weekend has hands

• the weekend just started

Tone/Mood

notice the words the speaker uses to describe Monday...

Multiple Choice

How does the speaker feel about Mondays?

• likes them

• is indifferent towards them

• dislikes them

How are the train and speaker similar?

Open Ended

How may the train and the speaker be similar?

Simile

In this stanza, the speaker is flopping (like a fish out of the water) like a fish...

Multiple Choice

Why would the speaker compare himself to a fish?

• he likes swimming

• he enjoys fishing in the weeknends

• he can't fall asleep

• he might be thirsty

Open Ended

in one sentence, give me a summary of the poem.

Multiple Choice

What is the tone/mood of the poem?

• happy

• restful

• anxious

• angry