Full Day poem by Naomi Shihab Nye

The poet includes the pilot’s statement in stanza 1 in order to —

• tell the passengers where they are going

• describe how pioneers traveled

• explain the disadvantages of covered wagons

• give passengers an idea of how fast modern air travel is

Why does the poet include stanzas 3 and 4?

• To suggest that travel by wagon had both advantages and disadvantages

• To explain why pioneers wanted to cross the prairie by wagon

• To describe what a covered wagon could carry

• To prove that traveling by wagon was more fun than air travel

Which line from the poem suggests that people in covered wagons experienced the conditions of the land?

• we’re going as far

• mountains of froth and foam

• Their biscuits were tough

• They knew the ruts and the rocks

The poet organizes the poem as she does in order to —

• explain why people travel in planes

• detail the changes in travel throughout history

• show how travel today differs from travel in the past

• highlight the reasons people traveled in covered wagons

"We look down

on clouds,

mountains of froth and foam." (Lines 5-7)

The poet uses this sensory language to describe the clouds: (Select 2)

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• symbol

• alliteration

What is the poem's message?

• traveling is tough no matter what mode of travel one uses

• one should appreciate the journey, not the destination

• a trip is more appreciated the longer it takes

• one should note the scenery, not the mode of transport

The way the poem was divided into stanzas allows the poet to —

• compare the people who traveled by covered wagon to people who travel by plane

• ask questions to keep the reader guessing about what will come next

• reflect on how modes of transportation have changed over time

• incorporate reminders for the reader about the location of the wagon

Identify the adjectives in stanza 3: (Select 2)

• bumped

• biscuits

• tough

• hot

• tore

In line 13, a synonym for jostled would be:

• pushed

• pulled

• repressed

• reassembled

"How was it for the people in

the covered wagon?

They bumped and jostled." (Lines 11-13)

The pronoun it represents:

• the journey

• a wagon

• the scenery

• a person