Poetry, Perspective, Similes & Metaphors

What is the purpose of the first stanza of Climbing Blue Hill?

• It expresses the narrator's feelings.

• It expresses the problem the narrator has.

• It expresses the poem's setting.

• It draws attention to the hills features.

Part A.

Which phrase describes the narrators perspective in the poem, Climbing Blue Hill?

• Even though the walk is hard, it is worth it to climb Blue Hill.

• Waking up early to climb a hill is a waste of time.

• He does not like talking walks with his family.

• Climbing is hard work.

Part B.

Which lines from the poem support your answer to Part A, the narrator's perspective in Climbing Blue Hill?

• "we hike up Blue Hill/ through an early morning mist."

• "My brother shouts, shoves me aside,/races to the low bushes huddled against the wind."

• "he's had to urge us up a steep trail."

• "And we gobble the blue sweetness up."

How do the speaker's feelings become clearer in the last stanza of the poem, My Name is Ivy?

• The speaker is disappointed that her name is Ivy.

• The speaker watches the ivy grow up to the stars in awe.

• The speaker believes she chose the perfect name for her daughter.

• The speaker regrets naming her daughter Ivy.

What role does the lines below play in the poem, My Name Is Ivy?

"of glossy green heart-shaped leaves/ decorating the side"

• The lines describe the setting of the poem.

• The words show that the speaker is upset about naming her daughter Ivy.

• The line suggests how real ivy looks.

• The line expresses the speaker's emotions and feelings towards the ivy.

Read the lines below.

"Will use its long skinny fingers/ to find a way over"

Why does the author compare the ivy to long skinny fingers in My Name Is Ivy?

• to show the color of the ivy

• to show how much ivy there is on the house

• to show how the ivy grabs on to things as it grows.

• to show how the narrator felt at the beginning of the poem