"The Clock Man"

Why won't the child pay for time?

• He doesn't want to spend all his money right now

• He feels he doesn't need too because he has a lot of time left

• He only has pennies but time costs a lot more than that

What would the old adult give for more time?

• “All of the pearls in all of the seas,

  And all of the stars in the sky.”

• “Maybe a dollar or maybe less,

  For I’ve plenty of days of my own.”

• “Not one penny,” the answer came,

  “For my days are as many as smiles.”

Which below is a simile (a comparison using like or as)?

• “All of the pearls in all of the seas,

• "For my days are as many as smiles"

• And all of the stars in the sky.”

What does "theme" mean?

• language that is imaginative rather than literal

• the sequence of events in a story

• a life lesson or message conveyed in a text

Which detail from the text best supports the idea that people care more about time as they get older?

• Line 11- "He asked when the time came to die." (Line 10)

• Line 12- "All of the pearls in all of the seas"

• Line 3 "Not one penny," the answer came

What does the clock represent in the poem?

• death

• time

• money

Which statement best describes how the author, Shel Silverstein, develops the theme?

• the author ends with a description that lets the reader visualize the setting

• the author uses how the character reacts to questions to illustrate the lesson or theme

• the author states the theme in the last line

How does this part contribute to the overall theme of the poem?

"'Not one penny,' the answer came, 

'For my days are as many as smiles'

• The child says that his "days are as many as smiles" which shows that he knows he will get old one day and want more time

• The child says that his "days are as many as smiles" which shows that he doesn't think about death

• The child says "Not one penny" which shows that he is stingy and selfish

 How do the person's feelings about time change throughout the poem?

• He values time more than he did as a child.

• He grows more negative about time as he ages.

• He is satisfied with the time he has left.