Ode to Enchanted Light/ Sleeping in the Forest

The title of the poem, “Ode to Enchanted Light,” indicates the poem is an ode, which is a specific type of poetry. Based on the details in the poem, which phrase describes an ode?

• • a humorous poem that expresses personal thoughts and feelings

• • a poem of short rhyming lines that is 14 lines in length

• • a traditional poem that expresses appreciation for something

• • a witty poem with a distinctive style and rhythm that is 5 lines in length

In “Ode to Enchanted Light,” the poet uses a simile in lines 4–5 in order to—

• create a sense of mystery about his subject

• describe things unfamiliar to his reader

• evoke a feeling of excitement toward nature

• influence people to preserve natural wonders

Read the following statements about “Ode to Enchanted Light.” Which statements are true?

• Varied sentence length establishes the rhythm of the poem.

• The poet describes nature in an emotional way in the poem.

• The poet uses a rhyming pattern throughout the poem.

• The poet uses alliteration to help create a mood.

The mood of the poem is comforting. Which TWO phrases fromthe poem best support the statement.

•   took me back so tenderly (line 3)

•   floated / light as moths (lines 9–10)

•   work in the darkness (line 14)

•   All night / I rose and fell (lines 14–15)

• a luminous doom (line 16)
  

In the second stanza of “Ode to Enchanted Light,” the poet uses the words high into the
empty air to —

• illustrate what the woods look like

• suggest a sky without clouds

• describe the solitude of the forest

•   show a lack of rain in the sky

In the first stanza of “Ode to Enchanted Light,” the poet suggests that one reason the forest looks so beautiful is that —

• the sunlight is streaming through the branches

• the trees are covered with leaves

• the forest is located near the beach

• the rain has transformed the trees

Which word best describes the mood of “Sleeping in the Forest”?

 

 

 

•   Fearful

• Melancholy

• Comforting

• Dramatic

Read the following statements about “Ode to Enchanted Light.” Which statement is false?

• The poet uses a rhyming pattern throughout the poem.

• The poet describes nature in an emotional way in the poem.

• The poet uses alliteration to help create a mood.

• Varied sentence length establishes the rhythm of the poem.

Which idea from “Sleeping in the Forest” suggests that the speaker feels at ease in
the forest?

•   Hearing the small kingdoms

•   Sleeping better than ever

•   Nearness to the white fire

•   Vanishing a dozen times

In lines 16–18 of “Sleeping in the Forest,” the speaker most likely means that —

• she left the forest several times during the night

• she regrets spending the night in the forest

• she is hopeful that the new day will be better

• she had several wonderful dreams during the night