"Boa Constrictor" by Shel Silverstein

Rhyme Scheme: Which of the following patterns describes the rhyme scheme of this poem?

• ABABCDCD...

• AABBCCDD...

• AAABCCCB...

• None of these

Author's Purpose: What is the author's primary purpose for writing this poem?

• to explain

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

Point of View: From which point of view is this poem written?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Making Inferences: The last line of the poem says, "It's upmmmmmmmmmmffffffffff..." What can we infer happened?

• The narrator got eaten

• The boa constrictor stopped

• The narrator fell asleep

• The boa constrictor was making a strange noise

Sequence of Events: Which of the following lists the body parts in the correct order that the boa ate them?

• toe, thigh, neck, middle

• toe, knee, thigh, neck, middle

• toe, knee, thigh, middle, neck

• neck, middle, thigh, knee, toe

Making Predictions: Following the rhyme patterns, what did the boa constrictor probably eat last?

• head

• hair

• shoulders

• feet

Tone: What is the narrator's tone as he talks about being eaten by a boa constrictor?

• scared

• angry

• frantic

• calm

Word Study: Which of the following phrases uses a word in a different way than it's intended meaning?

• "I'm being eaten."

• "Oh, fiddle."

• "It's up to my thigh."

• "A boa constrictor."