"September" Helen Hunt Jackson

What seasonal change does the poem focus on?

• the change from spring to summer

• the change from summer to autumn

• the change from winter to spring

• the change from autumn to winter

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What does the poet describe in the first two verses of the poem?

• the way different flowers and plants look in September

• the sounds different animals and birds make in September

• the way the weather feels in September

• the way different fruits and vegetables smell in September

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Based on the evidence, how does the poet most likely feel about the month of September?

• The poet probably does not feel strongly about September.

• The poet probably thinks September is too cold.

• The poet probably dislikes September.

• The poet probably likes September a lot.

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Based on these lines and what is described in the rest of the poem, what does the poet most likely mean by "golden butterflies"?

• gold-colored cars driving down the road

• golden leaves falling onto the road

• valuable plants growing on the sides of roads

• golden coins falling from people's pockets

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What is the poem mostly about?

• the cheerfulness of people in September

• the cold weather of September

• the smell of grapes in September

• the beauty of nature in September

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What does the poet most likely mean by the word "tokens"?

• signs

• coins

• days

• scents

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Which of these lines has the same meaning as the second line?

• Will hide its spinning silk.

• Has spun its hidden silk.

• Its hidden silk is spinning.

• Its hidden silk will spin.

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What are two "lovely tokens" of September that the poet mentions?

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This poem has a very steady rhythm and rhyme scheme. How does the steady rhythm and rhyme scheme affect the mood of the poem?

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At the end of the poem, the poet says that September brings "summer's best of weather, / And autumn's best of cheer." How does the poet create a cheerful mood in the poem?

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