Poetry Practice

Which definition best matches the use of the word contain in line 9?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Which line from the poem provides context that supports the meaning of the word grazing in line 8?

• line 4

• Line 9

• Line 14

• Line 17

Which of these lines contains poetic language that conveys a sense of gentleness?

• And the eyes of those two Indian ponies

  Darken with kindness.

• At home once more,

  They begin munching the young tufts of spring in the darkness.

• We step over the barbed wire into the pasture

  Where they have been grazing all day, alone.

• She is black and white,

  Her mane falls wild on her forehead,

Which of these best describes the structure of the poem?

• A regular pattern of rhyming couplets

• Triplets of three successive rhyming lines

• Unrhymed lines in all the same meter

• Free verse with no rhyme or meter

Read the following line: There is no loneliness like theirs.

• Mournful and intimate

• Bitter and disgusted

• Scornful and cynical

• Resigned and baffled

Lines 13 and 14 suggest that the ponies-

• have traveled far

• are in comfortable and familiar place

• have not had a change to eat for a while

• are excited to see their visitors