"The Poet and His Songs" Questions

What pursues the poet?

• birds

• voices

• ships

• rain

To which does the poet refer first?

• tides to the sea

• smiles to the lips

• sounds from silence

• stars from the air

'Lays' are most likely...

• stories

• songs

• poems

• words

Which of the following is the main idea of the poem?

• a poet's ideas come to, as well as from, him or her

• poets get no rest from thinking about writing poems

• poets have little to do with the poems they write

• writing poetry is a chore that is forced upon poets

You can conclude that the poet...

• has often felt the need to write words that have come to him

• does not understand why rain comes from clouds

• thinks that poem could not be written without angels

• has had an angel come to him to make him write

The poet would probably agree that...

• anyone can write a good poem

• there is something magical about poetry

• poets have no control over their writing

• a poet must believe in angels to write well

What is the rhyme scheme of stanza 1?

• abab

• abcd

• abac

• abcc

How many stanzas does the poem have?

How many lines does the poem have?

What two things are being compared in the poem?

• nature and ideas

• poems and songs

• nature and realms

• the ocean and angels