Poetry Review

Which lines in the poem, "Afternoon on a Hill" rhyme?

• Lines 7 and 12 rhyme

• Lines 1 and 3 rhyme

• Lines 2 and 4 rhyme AND Lines 6 and 8

The description in this poem helps the reader picture...

• what someone eats

• what someone can see and feel

• what someone likes

What is the most likely reason the author includes recurring words with the start of each line?

• to explain the problem in a poem

• to make the poem rhyme

• to emphasize the poem is describing day on a hill

Which word from the poem describes how the person feels?

• I will look at cliffs and clouds

• I will be the gladdest thing

• I will touch a hundred flowers

Line 7 and 8 says "Watch the wind bow down the grass,

And the grass rise." What does this mean?

• The wind is moving the grass back and forth.

• What the grass looks like.

• The grass is dancing.

Using the word "nibbled" in line 6 helps the reader see...

• how the bunny sleeps

• how the bunny is eating its food

• how the bunny moves

What is the structure of the poem?

• Free verse because it does not rhyme or follow a regular structure

• Geometric poem because it is the shape of a bunny

• Narrative poem because it tells a story

What is NOT true of the poem?

• The poem has rhyme.

• The stanzas have four lines.

• The last line in stanza two is a question.