Poems

"Stopping By Woods..."

The speaker of the poem stops to ---

• watch the woods fill up with snow

• find food for his or her horse

• say hello to the owner of the woods

• go skating on a frozen lake

"Stopping By Woods..."

What is the setting of this poem?

• in the woods on a bright, snowy afternoon

• in a village on a dark, snowy evening

• by a frozen lake on a bright, snowy afternoon

• near the woods on a dark, snowy evening

"Stopping By Woods..."

Read the first stanza of the poem:

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

Based on this information, the reader can conclude that ---

• the woods are far away from the village

• the woods are near some houses

• the owner of the woods is friends with the speaker of the poem

• the speaker of the poem does not like the owner of the woods

"Stopping By Woods..."

What is one thing that pulls the speaker of the poem away from the woods?

• the freezing, harsh wind

• the cold, snowy weather

• the darkness of the evening

• promises the speaker needs to keep

"Stopping By Woods..."

Read the last stanza of the poem:

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

At the end of the poem, the speaker most likely wants to ---

• stay in the woods

• get a good night’s sleep

• keep his promises

• continue his journey

"12 from Gitanjali"

Which of the following phrases from the poem best evokes the speaker’s triumphant tone?

• “The time that my journey takes is long and the way of it long.”

• “It is the most distant course that comes nearest to thyself,”

• “My eyes strayed far and wide before I shut them and said ‘Here art thou!’'

• “‘I am!’”

"12 from Gitanjali"

What mainly can be inferred from the passage below?

I came out on the chariot of the first gleam of light, and pursued my

voyage through the wildernesses of worlds leaving my track on many a star and planet.

• The speaker has journeyed extremely far.

• The speaker is tired.

• The speaker has no idea where he is going.

"The Journey"

What larger idea about the traveler’s journey is mainly expressed by these images of nature in the poem (lines 19-22)?

It was already late

enough, and a wild night,

and the road full of fallen

branches and stones.

• The traveler’s future may present obstacles and dangers.

• The traveler is having second thoughts about leaving.

• The traveler will find it easy to hide if she is followed.

"The Journey"

What most likely is the traveler’s reason for leaving “the voices”?

• They never speak to her.

• They want her to manage their lives, not her own.

• They confine her to the house by tying her ankles.

Which poem has a rhyme scheme?

• Stopping By Woods...

• 12

• The Journey