The Swimming Pool Pantoum & Learning to Swim

This question refers to The Swimming Pool Pantoum.

How does the author describe the water in the first stanza of the poem?

• appealing

• chilly

• deep

• satisfying

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How is the footnote helpful to the reader?

• It tells the reader about the topic of the poem.

• It helps the reader understand the history of the poem.

• It tells the reader about the person who wrote the poem.

• It helps the reader understand the structure of the poem.

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In the poem, the swimming pool is compared to a

• long dream.

• green fish.

• cave.

• wish.

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Which line BEST describes the mood of the poem?

• And full of calm

• And light as a wish,

• Dream of green fish.

• A bit like sleep.

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The structure of the poem leads the reader to believe that the swimmer

• is swimming laps.

• is floating calmly.

• is finishing a swim.

• is diving in the pool.

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Read the lines.

"Little blue tiles

Cover the floor

For miles and miles

And even more."

Which can be inferred from the author's description of the pool?

• It is a busy pool.

• It is a large pool.

• It is an outdoor pool.

• It is an unusual pool.

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What does "a box so blue" in the poem describe?

• the sky

• a pool

• the water

• a wave

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Which mood does the author's choice of words create for the poem?

• calm and peaceful

• cold and uninviting

• cautious and fearful

• excited and nervous

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The word pantoum describes a poem that contains

• rhyming lines.

• repeated lines.

• short lines.

• run-on lines.

This question refers to The Swimming Pool Pantoum.

According to the poem "The Swimming Pool Pantoum," the narrator MOST LIKELY feels

• uneasy about the blue color.

• comfortable in the water.

• nervous around a pool.

• tired after swimming.