If I could Fly

What is the MAIN idea of this poem?

• being able to fly and explore the world would be wonderful.

• Birds are found everywhere.

• The world has many different places.

• Birds have freedom to go anyplace they want.

How does the speaker develop this poem?

• by describing the different places she would go

• by comparing the desert and the rainforest

• by making a list of the oceans she sees

• by telling the games she likes to play

How does the setting change from the beginning of the poem to the end?

• It begins at the ocean and ends at home.

• It begins in the desert and ends in the desert.

• it begins at home and ends in the frozen north.

• it begins in mountains and ends in the rain-forest.

by telling the poem from her own point of view, the speaker in this poem helps the reader understand...

• where hse is speaking from.

• whom she wants to meet.

• why she wants to fly

• how she flies

I would explore distant lands

And mountains that touch the sky.

What does mountains that touch the sky mean in there lines?

• The mountains are very tall.

• The mountains are like people.

• The mountains have no clouds above.

• The mountains are the color of the sky.

First I'd fly to far-flung shores,

To feel what it's like to be free.

I would float on waves, dive for food,

And wink at the whales I see.

Why does the poet use alliteration in this stanza?

• To make the words rhyme

• to compare two different things

• to make the verse more fun to read

• to sound like the meaning of the words

What text evidence tells how the speaker feels about flying?

• if i had wings like a bird,

• to feel what it's like to be free

• I'd laugh at monkeys in the trees.

• I might chase a snake or rabbit,

After all this flying I;m tired,

I need sleep and rest.

Where should I lay my weary head?

Which location is best?

What is the root word of location?

• action

• cat

• locate

• local

But I don't have wings after all,

I'm anchored to the ground.

What does anchored mean in the lines above?

• held firmly

• buried deep

• feeling at home

• floating on the water

What happens at the end of the poem?

• The speaker goes to sleep.

• the speaker becomes a real bird.

• The speaker catches a rabbit in the desert.

• The speaker makes friends with a snowy owl.