The Blessing

At what time of day do the events in "A Blessing" take place?

• sunrise
• midday
• twilight
• midnight

In "A Blessing", what have the ponies come "out of the willows" to do?

• greet visitors
• watch cars go by
• graze in the woods
• leap over the fence

In "A Blessing", which of the following represents the separation between people and animals?

• the highway
• the pasture
• the woods
• the fence

In "A Blessing", what is most likely the "blessing"?

• the spring grasses that grow in the pasture
• the light breeze that moves over the landscape
• the relationship between the speaker and his friend
• the feeling of closeness between humans and animals

Read these lines from "A Blessing".
And the eyes of those two Indian ponies
Darken with kindness.
They have come gladly out of the willows...
Which word in these lines make the horses seem human?

• eyes, ponies
• ponies, kindness
• kindness, gladly
• gladly, willows

In "A Blessing", the speaker says the horses have been "grazing all day, alone." What does he mean by this?

• The horses have been grazing far from the city.
• The horses have been grazing apart from each other.
• The horses have been grazing without human company.
• The horses have been grazing one at a time, taking turns.

In "A Blessing", the speaker says the horses have been "grazing all day, alone." What does he mean by this?

• The horses have been grazing far from the city.
• The horses have been grazing apart from each other.
• The horses have been grazing without human company.
• The horses have been grazing one at a time, taking turns.

Read these lines from the poem.
Suddenly I realize
That if I stepped out of my body
I would break
Into blossom.
What makes the image in this line a metaphor?

• The "b" sound is repeated.
• The word break is at the end of the line.
• The speaker imagines that he is a blossom.
• The speaker uses the word "I" to refer to himself.

Which word in this sentence is NOT an action verb? 
The squirrel seemed to pause and think before it leaped onto the trunk of the tree.

• seemed
• pause
• think
• leaped

Which word best describes the tone of "A Blessing"?

• playful
• peaceful
• sorrowful
• suspenseful