Poetry

What can we learn from the poem, "A Minor Bird"?

• We should learn to appreciate nature more.

• Birds are noisy.

• Birds annoy you when you need to get work done

• Animals don't sing well

What is the author doing in the following line?

“ Have clapped my hands at him from the door

When it seemed as if I could bear no more.”

• Clapping for the bird to sing more

• Shooing the bird away

• Inviting the bird inside

• Singing with the bird

What does the word "key" mean in the following sentence?

"The bird was not to blame for his key."

• The tool used to open a lock

• The answer to a question

• The way you sing a song

• The direction to an unknown place

Which statement expresses the theme of the poem, "A Time to Talk"?

• We must never stop what we're doing when we are working.

• We must keep working all the time.

• We must make time for the people who are important to us.

• Your friends can wait to catch up with you when you aren't busy.

Which of the following BEST describes the setting of this poem?

• An unplowed field

• A dusty road

• A lovely garden

• A silver ocean

What is the man doing in the lines below?

"I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground,

Blade end up and five feet tall."

• Continuing to work

• Measuring his tool

• Talking to his friend

• Setting aside his tool

Which of the following BEST describes a possible message, or theme, the author wants to share with the reader in the poem "Hope"?

• Our lives will always be probmlematic

• Time is wasted on the young

• A Watched pot never boils

• Hope makes all things better

Which line from the poem, "Hope," BEST supports the answer to the previous question?

• "Our lives, discouloured with present woes"

• "And a new heaven in it's fair bosom shows"

• "Of rushing torrents and descending rains"

• "So the pure limped stream, when foul with stains"

What does the poem, "Afternoon on a Hill," remind us to do?

• Take souvenirs from nature when we go camping or go to the beach

• Smell flowers every time we see them

• Enjoy nature once in a while

• Wear sunscreen

What feature tells the reader that this is a poem?

• It tells a story

• It is about nature

• It is written in stanzas

• It has a bird as a character