Poetry Prep 1

This line helps the reader understand that - “Stepped out for the Flag today”

• Someone’s child has joined the military

• Someone’s child has decided to get married

• A young child has decided to be in the Army when they grow up

• A child has been asked to change the flag at school

According to the poem, how do the animals and children contrast?

• Animals are made to fight each other but children are not.

• Children are calm while animals are angry.

• Both children and animals can get angry.

• Animals are delightful and happy while children are passionate and angry.

At the end of the poem "Lucy" by William Wordsworth, the speaker expresses a feeling of -

• Indifference

• Excitement

• Grief

• Ignorance

The poem "The Pigeons" by Maud Burnham uses personification to show that -

• The pigeons are cold and hungry

• The pigeons are thankful for the grain

• The pigeons like to stand together

• The pigeons refuse to leave the barn area

The tone of the poem "If I Had But Two Little Wings" by Samuel Coleridge shifts from -

• Hopeless to frustration

• Boredom to hopeful

• Sadness to joy

• Longing to loneliness

The title of the poem "A Farewell" by Charles Kingsley suggests -

• That a child is running away from home.

• A child is saying goodbye to its parents as it goes to college.

• Parents are saying goodbye to their child as it is moving out.

• Parent is saying their final goodbye to a child that has died.

The poem "The Wind" by Christina Rossetti uses personification to -

• Show the causes of strong wind

• Illustrate the effects of strong wind

• Explain how trees respond to wind

• Describe why nature reacts to the wind

What is the theme of the poem "A Fable" by Ralph Waldo Emerson?

• Everything has different talents that should be appreciated.

• The squirrel is very good at its job.

• Sometimes you can’t be the best.

• Don’t fight something smaller than you.