Blackberry Picking

What does the speaker and his friends pick in the poem "Blackberry-Picking"?

• a) Strawberries

• b) Blueberries

• c) Blackberries

• d) apples

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the initial emotion that the speaker and his friends feel when they start picking blackberries?

• a) Excitement

• b) Disappointment

• c) Frustration

• d) Sadness

In the poem, what do the blackberries represent symbolically?

• a) Childhood innocence

• b) Wealth and prosperity

• c) Nature's beauty

• d) The passing of time

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What happens to the blackberries as they are stored in the speaker's bedroom?

• a) They become sweeter.

• b) They rot and become mouldy.

• c) They turn into jam.

• d) They freeze and stay fresh.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does the speaker describe as happening "like a plate of eyes" in the poem?

• a) The blackberries ripening.

• b) The summer sun setting.

• c) The blackberries being eaten.

• d) The children's laughter.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the tone of the poem "Blackberry-Picking"?

• a) Joyful

• b) Bittersweet

• c) Angry

• d) Sarcastic

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the meaning of the line "Each year I hoped they'd keep, knew they would not" in the poem?

• a) The speaker had high hopes for the blackberries but was always disappointed.

• b) The speaker expected the blackberries to last all year.

• c) The speaker knew the blackberries would eventually spoil.

• d) The speaker hoped to share the blackberries with friends.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

In the final stanza, what does the speaker regret?

• a) Not picking enough blackberries.

• b) Not sharing the blackberries.

• c) Not savouring the blackberries while they were fresh.

• d) Not planting more blackberry bushes.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Bonus: For 10 points

Who wrote this poem

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5