Sheltered Poetry Quiz

What are two ways in which the metaphor in lines 1-5 explains the meaning of the title "Sheltered"?

• It shows how being sheltered can be scary.

• It shows how being sheltered can be lonely.

• It shows how being sheltered can be secure.

• It shows how being sheltered can be circular.

• It shows how being sheltered can be dangerous.

Match each line from the poem with the type of sensory imagery.

• Touch

• The bubble is clear. Line 2

• Sight

• Or the spiciness of the fare line 7

• Taste

• And smooth, no edges to fear. Line 3/4

Read these lines from the poem:

"To always meander

like a slow forest stream

not sure where to go

or for what to dream

I will stall." Lines 16-20

What does meander mean as used in the stanza?

• Wander in and out

• stroll at a quick pace

• wind around the bend

• move with little purpose

How does the simile to always meander like a slow moving stream provide a clue to what meander means?

• It compares how dreams can be endless to trees in the forest.

• It compares how streams move in many directions as to how the speaker feels.

• It compares how dreams can be surprising to how the speaker feels.

• It compares how streams flow quickly to how the speaker feels.

What does the line "Being trapped in a box" in line 24 help the readers visualize?

• what it feels like to be in a small space

• what it feels like to play a game of chess

• how the speaker feels after taking off socks

• how the speaker feels before having freedom

The author uses what to create rhythm in the poem stanzas?