In Time of Silver Rain -Langston Hughes

What is the overall tone of the poem?

• blissful

• anxious

• hostile

• amusing

How does the poet feel about the subject of the poem?

• He despises the rain.

• He likes the way the rain makes things look.

• He feels happy that Spring has arrived.

• He enjoys listening to the singing of the children.

What is the poet describing in the line

"And flowers lift their heads" ?

• Flowers looking up at the sky

• Flowers waking up

• Flowers blooming

• Flowers moving in the wind

The line "And flowers lift their heads" is an example of what?

• allusion

• metaphor

• simile

• Personification

In stanzas 1 and 3 , the poet uses the phrase "put forth". What does this phrase mean in the context of the poem?

• bring

• produce

• have

• want

Which of the following lines in the poem is an example of imagery?

• The earth puts forth new life again

• In time of silver rain, The butterflies lift silken wings

• In joy beneath the sky

• The wonder spreads

"Green grasses grow" is an example of what poetry technique?

• rhyme scheme

• allusion

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Why does the poet uses repetition in stanza 2?

• To create an image of new life in the reader's mind.

• To let the reader know how many new flowers he sees.

• To emphasize his excitement of the coming of Spring.

• To show the reader that 3 new lives have begun.

What do the passing boys and girls share with the trees?

• They are catching rainbows

• They are passing down the roadway

• They are new

• They are singing

In the line "And trees put forth new leaves to sing", the poet uses personification to-

• to show that the magic tree can sing

• to emphasize the tree's sighs

• to illustrate how alive the tree's are and the sound the leaves make.

• to show the falling of leaves