Escape at Bedtime

What glittered and winked in the dark?

• the water in the pail

• the lights from the parlor

• the poet's eyes

• the stars in the sky

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Before the poet went to bed, he was

• looking at constellations

• running away from home

• spying in his family

• walking to church

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A word that means the same as "glory" in the poem would be

• excitement

• splendor

• stars

• memory

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Another good title for this poem might be

• "Parlor Lights"

• "Afraid of the Dark"

• Stars Upon Stars"

• "Sleepless"

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Where is the poet in the beginning of the poem?

• in his room

• in the parlor

• outside

• at the park

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Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The lights from the parlor and kitchen shone out

• There were thousands and millions of stars

• They saw me at last, and they chased me with cries

• But the glory kept shining and bright in my eyes

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Which of the following is an example of personification? Choose 2.

• There were never such thousands of leaves on the trees

• As the crowds of the stars that looked down upon me

• But the glory kept shining and bright in my eyes

• They saw me at last, and they chased me with cries

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The poet must be

• a young child

• an astronomer

• an old man

• an infant

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