Poetry Collection Grade 7

What is the message or theme of the poem 'Turtle Watchers' by Linda Hogan?

• Turtles are the most dangerous creatures

• Predators are essential for the ecosystem

• All creatures are connected across time and space

• Humans should not interfere with nature

How many stanzas are there in the poem 'Turtle Watchers' by Linda Hogan?

• One

• Four

• Three

• Two

What does the simile 'their eyes streaming water like tears' suggest in 'Turtle Watchers' by Linda Hogan?

• Mother Earth is sad or crying

• Turtles are happy

• The watchers are hungry

• The sea is calm

What does the simile 'both of us watching as if clasped together in a lineage of the same world' imply in 'Turtle Watchers' by Linda Hogan?

• They are indifferent to each other

• They are enemies

• They are from different worlds

• They are joined together by ancestry

What is the rhyme scheme in the poem 'Nature is What We See' by Emily Dickinson?

• ABAB

• AABBCC

• EFGH

• CDCD

What does the author imply by using unconventional capitalization in 'Nature is What We See' by Emily Dickinson?

• To make the text look artistic

• To highlight and intensify the meaning of words

• To confuse the readers

• To follow traditional grammar rules

What does the speaker do in the poem 'The Sparrow' by Paul Lawrence Dunbar?

• Listens to the sparrow's song

• Ignores the sparrow

• Feeds the sparrow

• Catches the sparrow

What is the author's message in the poem 'The Sparrow' by Paul Lawrence Dunbar?

• We only appreciate nature when it's gone

• Nature is dangerous

• We should always pay attention to nature

• Nature is unimportant

What is the significance of the simile 'a little bird with plumage brown beside my window flutters down' in 'The Sparrow' by Paul Lawrence Dunbar?

• The bird is flying gracefully

• The bird is singing loudly

• The bird is injured

• The bird is colorful

What does the author suggest about human behavior in 'The Sparrow' by Paul Lawrence Dunbar?

• Humans are too busy to notice nature's beauty

• Humans are afraid of birds

• Humans communicate with birds

• Humans always appreciate nature