Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold Day 1

What example of figurative language does the author use in this phrase “ the cold came creeping.”

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

What sound device does the author use in the phrase “the cold came creeping.”

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

Who is the speaker in the poem?

• Winter

• A Girl

• A Boy

• The Swan

What does the word aloft mean?

• up into the air

• Away from the shore

• To the side

• Below the surface

What is the poem about?

• A group of Tundra Swans are dreaming about their migration during a cold winter night.

• A group of people are gathering around a campfire.

• A family of foxes are running through a forest.

• A flock of birds are singing in the morning.

What does the word migration mean?

• seasonal movement of animals from one region to another

• The process of changing from one form to another

• The process of standing from one place to another

• The process of changing from one job to another

In the poem Snake's Lullaby, who is the speaker talking to in the poem?

• a fellow snake

• an angry giraffe

• a bird

• a mouse

In the poem Snake's Lullaby, what does the word hibernate mean?

• Hibernate means a winters sleep.

• Not to sleep for a long time

• To move quickly

• To be active

In both poems, what season are the animals preparing for?

• winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

What is the theme of both of the poems?

• All living things must prepare in their own way for the winter

• Nature is unpredictable and ever-changing.

• Life is full of joy and sorrow.

• The power of friendship can overcome any obstacle.