Song

16. Which lines help explain the main idea of the poem?

• "Bending, then upspringing/ As the breezes run;"

• "Drawing back, but leaving/ Lingeringly the land"

• "Rainbow light/ Flashes bright"

• "Only waves at play/ Last forever"

17. Which describes the speaker's point of view about being a butterfly?

• She would feel useless

• She would feel nervous

• She would feel important

• She would feel carefree

18. In the second stanza, what does the speaker call "Mines of gold"?

• nectar from the flowers

• colors of the flowers

• height of the flowers

• smell of the flowers

19. In the fourth stanza, what do the waves reveal hidden in the sand?

• stories of rainbows in the sky

• tales of coral caves

• flashes of bright light

• drawings of a butterfly

20. According to the poem, how are flowers and butterflies alike?

• Both are happy

• Both are beautiful

• Both grow only in the summer

• Both live only a short time

21. According to the poem, how is a cloud's fate different from the flowers' and butterflies' fate?

• It goes away, while they come back again

• It only lives for a day, while they last forever

• It dissolves in the rain, while they die

• It floats out to sea, while they stay on land

22. Based on the last stanza, what is the speaker's favorite thing in nature?

• waves

• clouds

• flowers

• insects