Poem Craft and Structure

What is the overall mood of “The Rainy Day”? Support your answer.

• Happy

• Exhausted

• Sad

• Exciting

What is the speaker describing in the first stanza of the poem “The Rainy Day”?

• a dark rainy day

• a bright and sunny day

• a hurricane

• a day at the beach

What do all four poems have in common?

• they are all about kids

• they are all about sadness

• they are all about rain

• they are all about winter

Why did the author choose the title “My Forecast” for the first poem?

• The poem is about the speaker's problems

• The poem is about the speaker's challenges

• The poem is about the speaker's future

• The poem is about the speaker's past life

Which word best describes the tone of the poem “My Forecast”? (a)  

• joyful
• nervous
• hopeful

In the poem “Pluviophile”, how does the speaker feel on a rainy day.

• Happy

• Sad

• Depressed

• Unsure

In the poem “The Rainy Day”, how does the third stanza contribute to the theme of the poem?

• the speaker admits there must be sadness sometimes, but there is still hope

• the speaker admits that there's no point of hoping

• the speaker admits that everyone should always experience happiness

In “The Rainy Day”, how do the speaker’s feelings develop throughout the poem?

• By the end of the poem, the speaker has hope.

• By the end of the poem, the speaker loses hope.

What is “Rain Haiku” about?

• a sunny day

• raindrops falling from the sun

• raindrops waiting to fall from a cloud