Corrections Unit 2.1

Which line from the poem is an example of personification?

• A sphere of simple green

• The breeze fetch along

• And bow to everything

• I wish I were the hay

In lines 1 through 4, what purpose does the poet achieve using figurative language?

• The poet uses a simile to compare the grass to a green butterfly.

• The poet uses a metaphor to compare grass to a busy bee.

• The poet personifies grass by implying it is lazy and has nothing to do.

• The poet personifies grass as a host who entertains.

Which line of the poem is a simile?

• Line 1

• Line 5

• Line 9

• Line 15

How does the poem use figurative language to achieve a specific purpose?

• It uses simile to explain wha the grass looks like.

• It uses a metaphor to reveal the speaker's emotions.

• It uses hyperbole to highlight the importance of grass.

• It uses personification to explain why the speaker cuts the grass.

According to the speaker, what does the grass "do"?

• It takes care of its guests.

• It becomes a different color.

• It provides food for bees.

• It changes into hay.

The simile in line 9 makes dew seem-

• dark and dangerous

• cold and wet

• sparkling and bright

• coarse and thick

How are spices personified in lines 13 through 16?

• They sleep like people do.

• They smell like people do.

• They sound like people do.

• They think like people do.

Read the last two lines of the poem.

The grass so little has to do,

I wish I were the hay!

These lines are included to suggest that the speaker-

• reflects on the purpose of life and the afterlife.

• wishes to live in a barn.

• is bored with farm life.

• is jealous of the grass

In line 8, why does the speaker use the words bow to everything to describe the grass?

• To suggest that the grass is passive.

• To suggest the grass is divine.

• To compare the grass to music.

• To explain that the grass is growing.

If you read the poem with fluency, where would you pause in Ines 5 through 8?

• After line 5

• After line 6

• After line 7

• After lines 6 and 8