Nature Analysis by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 Which of the following best describes a central theme to the story?

• Nature is a gentle caregiver in the cycle of life.
• Death is inevitable and unknowable, but is far more gentle than many believe.
• Growing up means leaving childhood and childish "playthings" behind.
• Motherhood means having to know what's best for the child and providing it.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the child respond to his mother leading him to bed?

• The child is willing to go to sleep because he is tired.
• The child is playing and doesn’t want to go to sleep.
• the child is willing to follow his mother but doesn’t want to leave his toys behind.
•  the child is willing to follow his mother to bed but wants new toys.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following best describes the child’s feelings in the poem?

• he child is pleased that his mother has promised to replace his broken toys with new toys.
• The child is not completely satisfied that his broken toys will be replaced with new toys.
• The child no longer wants to play with his toys because they are broken.
•  The child does not understand his mother’s promises, but he is comforted by them.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

 In this poem the speaker is comparing…

•  nature to a mother
• nature to a sad moment in life
•  nature to a child
• nature to a happy moment in life

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.10

In this poem the speaker is comparing the broken playthings to

•  discarded dreams.
• life and memories.
• unfulfilled life.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In this poem the speaker is comparing 

• bed-time to sleep
• bed-time to life
• bed-time to death
• bed-time to the unknown

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which of the following statements would the speaker most likely agree with?

• People can overcome death and live forever.
• People understand death but choose to ignore it.
• People are uncertain about death and find it horrifying.
• People are uncertain but calm about dying.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

God is the reality which transcends and includes both nature and humanity. In this sentence, the word transcends means
 

• stays behind
• rises above or goes beyond
• falls short

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of the following statements best describes the development of the child character over the course of the poem?

• The child is unwilling to fall asleep and resists the mother’s attempts to put him/her to bed.
• The sleepy child happily follows the mother to go to sleep.
• The child hesitates, wanting to still play, but follows the mother because s/he is too tired to make up her/his mind.
• The child is curious about what new playthings s/he will receive if s/he follows the mother.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following statements best describes Longfellow’s use of personification in this poem?

• Longfellow personifies nature as a caring mother leading her child to bed.
• Longfellow personifies various aspects of life in the form of children’s toys.
• Longfellow uses a sleepy child to represent all of humanity.
• Longfellow uses the action of going to sleep to represent death.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

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