If All the Seas Were One Sea, Song, and In the Garden

Q.1 What kind of poem is If All the Seas Were One Sea?

• A. Free Verse

• B. Lyrical

• C. Narrative

• D. Haiku

Q.2 Read the dictionary entry for the word walk.

walk /wok/

1. to move on foot(verb)
2. to go on strike (verb)
3. a period of walking for exercise(noun)
4. a path or place set aside for walking (noun)

Which meaning of walk is used in line 1 of In the Garden by Emily Dickinson?

• F. Meaning 1

• G. Meaning 2

• H. Meaning 3

• J. Meaning 4

Read line 4 from Song by Paul Laurence Dunbar. The author uses this line to show that-

• A. the bee loses track of time

• B. the bee is singing a song at the en of the day

• C. the bee remembers it is night

• D. the bee realizes that all trees are great

In the poem In the Garden by Emily Dickinson, what did the bird do after he ate the angle worm?

• F. He drank the dew

• G. He cut the worm into halves

• H. He came down the walk

• J. He let the beetle pass

Q.5 What can the reader conclude from the bird's actions in In The Garden by Emily Dickinson?

• A. The bird and the beetle are friends

• B. The bird is better at hopping than flying.

• C. The bird eats some things in the garden but not all things.

• D. The bird's favorite thing to drink is dew.

In the poem Song by Paul Laurence Dunbar, where was the bee?

• F. In a beehive

• G. In a vegetable garden

• H. In a forest

• J. In a flower garden

Q.7 What us a synonym for great as it is used in the poem If All the Seas Were One Sea?

• A. Salty

• B. Enormous

• C. Small

• D. Mysterious

In the Poem Song by Paul Laurence Dunbar, why does the bee spend the day hiding in the rose?

• F. The bee is drinking the nectar from the rose

• G. The bee enjoys hiding from his friends

• H. The bee is trapped in the garden.

• J. The bee likes to sing about honey.

In If All Seas Were One Sea, the author uses repetition to-

• A. find words that rhyme with great

• B. Create a sad tone

• C. help the reader understand how large the sea would be

• D. create a sense of wonder and excitement

Q.10 What might be the theme of Song by Paul Laurence Dunbar?

• F. Bees like the nectar of roses more than the nectar of tulips.

• G. It is easy to become distracted by pleasing experiences.

• H. It is dangerous for bees to be outside after dark

• J. Searching for sweets can cause problems.