Poetry White Lily

How does the speaker feel about Lily?

• A. The speaker feels Lily is lovely.

• B. The speaker feels Lily is selfish.

• C. The speaker feels Lily is modest.

• D. The speaker feels Lily is impatient.

Why does Lily rely on both the sun and the rain?

• A. She needs both to shine.

• B. She needs both to survive.

• C. She needs both for staying cool.

• D. She needs both for holding her cup.

Which statement summarizes the third stanza?

• A. The flower is injured badly.

• B. The flower is waiting for spring.

• C. The flower is wilting and waiting for the rain.

• D. The flower wants her cup to be filled with sunshine.

Which lines suggest that Lily is ready to catch the rain as it falls?

• A. "Waiting and waiting / For the wet rain"

• B. "Little White Lily / Holdeth her cup;"

• C. "Rain is fast falling / And filling it up."

• D. " 'Good again,' / 'When I am thirsty' "

Based on line 32, what effect did the rain have on the Little White Lily?

• A. It filled her head.

• B. It crowned her head.

• C. It stopped her thirst.

• D. It caused her trouble.

Based on line 18, why was Little White Lily "drooping with pain"?

• A. She was holding a cup.

• B. She was dressed in wet clothes.

• C. She was overheated and thirsty.

• D. She was wearing a heavy crown.

In line 31, what does the phrase "Heat cannot burn me" mean?

• A. The rainwater is too much and now the flower is soaking wet.

• B. The heat from the sun cannot burn the speaker when it is cloudy.

• C. The rainwater is enough to keep the flower from drying up in the sun.

• D. The heat from the sun cannot burn the flower because it shines on her head only.

Based on line 6, what effect did the sun have on the Lily?

• A. It burned her.

• B. It lifted her up.

• C. It made her droop.

• D. It caused her a lot of pain.

How does Little White Lily react while waiting for both the sun and rain?

• A. She lifts her head.

• B. She holds her cup.

• C. She is thankful.

• D. She is droopy.

What can be inferred from the quote, "Little White Lily / Sat by a stone, / Drooping and waiting / Till the sun shone"?

• A. The Lily needs sunshine.

• B. The Lily needs water.

• C. The Lily is patient.

• D. The Lily is tired.