Poetry Questions on "Cat" and "Bat"

What genre is the poem “Cat”?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

What is the author’s purpose for writing the poem “Cat”?

• persuade you to get a pet cat

• inform you how to care for a cat

• entertain with a story about a cat

What is the point of view in the poem “Cat”?

• first person

• third person

How many lines does the poem “Cat” have?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

How many stanzas does the poem “Cat” have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Most of the poem “Cat” is written in pairs of rhyming lines.

• True

• False

Which definition of the word “hide” is used in line 13 of the poem “I want heat [...] on my hide”?

• An animal’s skin

• To keep something out of sight

• To shelter or protect

• One’s life or well-being

The central idea of the poem “Cat” is…

• The cat in the poem dislikes December.

• The cat in the poem has feet, a nose, and a hide.

• The cat in the poem misses her owner.

• The cat in the poem loves to cozy by the fire when it’s cold outside.

When the speaker of the poem “Cat” says “a cozy lap / where I can nap, / an empty chair / when she’s not there” (lines 5-8) the reader can infer that the cat has…

• An owner

• Snacks

• A home

• A dog

What type of figurative language is in line 14 “dislikes December”?

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• hyperbole