My Bed is a Boat by Robert Louis Stevenson

The title of this poem My Bed is a Boat is an example of what literary device?

• hyperbole

• exaggeration

• personification

• metaphor

In stanza 1, line 1, the words "bed is like a little boat" is an example of what?

• a simile

• hyperbole

• something the speaker really really likes

• a ship

A "nurse" in 1885 was an example of what?

• someone who only worked in hospitals

• a nanny, caretaker, or baby sitter of small children

• a type of shark

• a woman

Stanza 1, line 3 refers to "my sailor's coat." What is the speaker really wearing?

• pajamas

• a sailor's uniform

• swimsuit

• cruise clothes

In stanza 2, line 3, the speaker says "I shut my eyes and sail away." What is the speaker doing at this time?

• pretending

• swimming through water

• sailing on a boat

• sleeping

In stanza 3, line 2, what is a prudent sailor?

• someone who eats prunes

• a sailor who doesn't like the sea

• a sailor who is responsible and prepared

• a sailor who is always right

What's an example of "a toy or two" as referred to in stanza 3, line 4? (Remember this poem was written in 1885!)

• stuffed animals/dolls

• a bag of popcorn

• a bicycle

• Barbie dolls

Stanza 4, line 2 says "When the day returns at last" means:

• his/her birthday has arrived

• the cruise is over

• the speaker returns back home

• morning has come

This poem has:

• 16 stanzas, one line in each

• 2 stanzas with two lines each

• 4 stanzas with 4 lines in each

• no stanzas

The rhyme scheme of this poem is:

• AA, BB

• ABCD

• AA, BB, CC, DD

• AB, AB