Poetry Day 1 Warm-Up

LAST Name

FIRST Name

Class Period

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

The description of the setting in lines 2 through 4 highlights a contrast between -

• the places built by people and natural habitats
• the places the speaker enjoys spending time
• the relaxed setting of a forest and the busyness of city life
• the complexity of the speaker’s emotions about life in daytime

Read the question carefully. Then enter your answer in the box provided. Why is the last stanza important to the poem? Support your answer with evidence from the poem.

The writer has not used the most effective word in sentence 1. To improve this sentence, he should change opened to -

• initiated
• released
• activated
• created