Autumn Walk

Lines 18 through 21 suggest that the speaker feels-

• surprised to find a big pile of leaves

• excited to go through the pile of leaves

• curious about what is hiding under the leaves

• worried about the amount of leaves on the ground

Which sentence best describes the stanzas of the poem?

• each stanza contains lines that rhyme

• each stanza creates an image for the reader

• each stanza describes a new event for the reader

• each stanza repeats important lines

read lines 15 through 17 of the poem:

where they tumble

and gather

in piles and drifts

these lines help the reader picture the way the leaves-

• are colored

• look along the street

• sounds as they fall

• feel in the darkness

in lines 1-4 and lines 28-31, the placement of the word "crunch" is meant to empphasize-

• that the speaker is talking

• the number of leaves there are

• how carefully the speaker is moving

• each step the speaker is taking

which lines of the poem best show why the speaker likes the leaves?

• lines 7-9

• lines 12 and 13

• lines 26 and 27

• lines 32 and 33

throughout the poem, the speaker can best be described as feeling-

• confused

• curious

• upset

• pleased