A Blessing

At what time of day do the events in "A Blessing" take place?

• sunrise
• midday
• twilight
• midnight

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CCSS.RL.6.1

In "A Blessing", what have the ponies come "out of the willows" to do?

• greet visitors
• watch cars go by
• graze in the woods
• leap over the fence

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

In "A Blessing", which of the following represents the separation between people and animals?

• the highway
• the pasture
• the woods
• the fence

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.5

CCSS.W.6.9A

In "A Blessing", what is most likely the "blessing"?

• the spring grasses that grow in the pasture
• the light breeze that moves over the landscape
• the relationship between the speaker and his friend
• the feeling of closeness between humans and animals

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read these lines from "A Blessing".
And the eyes of those two Indian ponies
Darken with kindness.
They have come gladly out of the willows...
Which word in these lines make the horses seem human?

• eyes, ponies
• ponies, kindness
• kindness, gladly
• gladly, willows

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word best describes the tone of "A Blessing"?

• playful
• peaceful
• sorrowful
• suspenseful

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What real-life situation causes the poet to write "A Blessing"?

• Discovering a pasture full of blossoms

• Walking hand-in-hand with the girl he loved

• See two ponies in a pasture

• Riding a pony through a pasture of blossoms

The speaker of this poem is most likely

• a girl in love.

• a pony.

• the poet's friend.

• the poet.

"A Blessing" is set

• during an autumn sunrise

• during a summer sunset

• during a winter afternoon

• during a spring sunset

When the speaker comes upon the ponies, the ponies are —

• grazing in a pasture of grass

• chasing one another in circles

• looking for humans to ride on them

• attempting to jump the barbed-wire fence