I Remember, I Remember

How does the poet organize his poem?

• by describing his joy filled childhood memories and listing his different obstacles in his present life

• by showing the effects that his hardships have caused on him

• by contrasting the joy filled days of the past and the present days of pain and sorrow

• by providing solutions to his adversity in adulthood

What mood does the poem create?

• regretful

• nostalgic

• cheerful

• formidable

Which line best represents the idea of childhood innocence?

• And summer pools can hardly cool The fever on my brow!

• The little window where the sun came peeping in at morn

• But now, I often wish the night Had borne my breath away!

• I remember, I remember, Where I used to swing, and thought the air must rush as fresh to swallows on the wing;

"My spirit flew in feathers then, That is so heavy now." The author included this line to emphasize-

• that his life has come full circle back to his childhood innocence

• that his carefree childhood has turned to adversity and heavy worries

• that his soul has come back to his childhood home

• that his childhood does nothing but bring back heavy, difficult memories for him

The laburnum is important to the poem because it represents-

• the passing of time

• the pain and sorrow of his adulthood

• his brother's memory

• his rotting heart

What idea about life does the author emphasize in the poem?

• practical real-world knowledge comes at the cost of the innocence

• never look back on your childhood, for it only brings you pain and misery

• nature is a crucial and important aspect in remembering one's childhood

• not to get too cocky about life because everybody dies of something

What does the author personify in this poem?

• a tree

• his memory

• the sun

• the flowers

Which line best represents that he regrets his life as an adult?

• "But now, I often wish the night had borne my breath away!"

• "The laburnum on his birthday,— The tree is living yet!"

• "My spirit flew in feathers then, That is so heavy now"

• "The fir trees dark and high; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky:"

What does the author reveal through his use of an exclamation mark at the end of stanza 3?

• that he is excited to see he is still alive to view the tree again

• that he is surprised the tree is still living after all this time

• that the tree reminds him of his birthday when he planted it

• that he is joyful of remembering his brother planting the tree

"I remember, I remember,

The fir trees dark and high;

I used to think their slender tops

Were close against the sky:

It was a childish ignorance"

What is the author referring to in terms of a "childish ignorance"?

• the size and adversity of the world

• the passing of time

• the speed at which he approaches death

• the heavens reaching for his soul