Winter-Time Assessment

How many stanzas are in the poem?

• 1
• 4
• 5
• 20

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

• ABAB
• AABB
• ABCABC
• ABBB

What is the theme of the poem?

• Nature: Wintertime
• The Circle of Life
• Family
• Friendship

What two things does the speaker compare to the sun?

• fire and frost
• ball and cap
• moon and nose
• blood-red orange and sleepy head

Which line(s) from the poem best supports the idea that when the speaker gets up in the morning, it's still dark out.

• "Close by the jolly fire I sit, To warm my frozen bones a bit"
• "Blinks but an hour or two; and then, A blood-red orange, sets again."
• "Before the stars have left the skies, At morning in the dark I rise."
• "Black are my steps on silver sod; Thick blows my frosty breath abroad;"

Which line(s) from the poem best supports the idea that the town is covered in snow.

• "The tree and house, and hill and lake, Are frosted like a wedding-cake."
• "Before the stars have left the skies,"
• "The colder countries round the door."
• "Close by the fire a sit, To warm my frozen bones a bit;"

Which figurative language does the poet use in the follow lines: And tree and house, and hill and lake, Are frosted like a wedding-cake.

• metaphor
• alliteration
• hyerbole
• similie

How is the word "nurse" used in the following line. "When to go out, my nurse doth wrap"

• As someone who helps
• As someone who gives medical attention
• As someone who feeds baby
• As someone who gives shoots

For how long does the sun appear in the sky?

• one day
• one or two hours
• three or four hours
• one or two days

What does the speaker think about wintertime?

• The speaker thinks that winter is warm, bright and full of color.
• The speaker thinks that winter is dark and cold. The days are short.
• The speaker thinks that winter is hot and a time to wear shorts.
• The speaker thinks that winter is a time top plant red and orange flowers.