Poetry

Read line 8 from the poem.
_{I thought that I would die!}
The poet uses this line to show that the speaker is--

• careless

• disappointed

• embarrassed

• angry

Why does the poet use the exclamation points in the first stanza?

• To express the speaker's joy

• To describe the speaker's thoughts 

• To show the speaker's fear

• To emphasize the speaker's surprise

Read lines 15 and 16 from the poem.
_{So many rows of jars and cans.
So little room to hide.}
The poet uses these lines to show--

• that the speaker is surprised by how bug the store is

• how badly the speaker wants to avoid being seen by the teacher

• that the speaker is shy around his teacher

• how worried the speaker is that his mom will find him

Which of these lines from the poem rhyme?

• Lines 2 and 4

• Lines 5 and 7

• Lines 11 and 12

• Lines 23 and 24

Which of these lines from the poem rhyme?

• Lines 2 and 4

• Lines 5 and 7

• Lines 11 and 12

• Lines 23 and 24

Read line 17 and 18 from the poem.
_{Oh, please, I thought, don't tell my mom
what I did yesterday!} 
These lines best support the idea that the speaker--

• is hoping to talk about something other than school

• wants to be the one who tells his mother what happened at school

• wants to get home as quickly as possible

• knows he did something wrong at school