The Blessing/Black Cowboy, Wild Horses

In the poem Blessings what does the word nuzzled mean?

• to burrow

• to strike

• to spin

• to shift

The poet organizes the poem to

• Explain why the speaker loves horses

• to compare horses to humans

• to show how animals can cause human emotions

• to highlight the reason horses are necessary in today's society

Line 5 is important to the poem because it shows us

• why horses love humans

• why the humans love horses

• that the horses are happy to see the humans

• why the horses like the humans

Which line from the poem shows us why the speaker is pleased by the horses

• and the light breeze moves me to caress her long ears

• and nuzzled my left hand

• darken with kindness

• to welcome my friend and me

Why does the author choose to end the poem with "that if I stepped out of my body I would break into blossom.

Where can the reader infer is the setting of the poem?

• a highway

• in a pasture

• in a farm

• in the willows

Which line indicates the horses' thrill with the speaker and his friend?

• "and the eyes of those two Indian Ponies"

• "To welcome my friend and me"

• "That if I stepped out of my body I would break into blossoms"

• "they ripple tensely, they can hardly contain their happiness"

Read the following line from the poem

"and the eyes of the two Indian Ponies darken with kindness"

The poet uses these lines to

• explain why the horses don't bite

• to show that the author values nature

• to show that the humans are good to the horses

• to show that the horses are gentle

Use the story the Black Cowboy, Wild Horses and the poem the blessing to answer these questions

Read paragraph 16

which line from the poem The Blessing contains a similar idea about horses

• and the light breeze moves me to caress her ear

• They bow shyly as wet swans

• for she has walked over to me and nuzzled my hand

• They have come gladly out of the willows to welcome my friend and I

Both the speaker in the poem and Bob Lemmons find acceptance with the horses, how is it different for Bob?

• Bob does not have fond feelings for the horses

• Bob gets acceptance in order to take away the horses' freedom

• Bob is harsh to the horses to gain acceptance

• Bob doesn't seem to want the horses acceptance