The Butterfly Poem

The little caterpillar creeps,

Through my garden like a soft sculpture.

Nibbling here, nibbling there,

Munching on leaves everywhere,

Eating and growing

Now in the chrysalis it sleeps,

After weaving a silken home.

Changing here, changing there,

Being transformed within its lair,

Created anew.

A beautiful butterfly now peeps,

From its silken home to the skies.

Flying here, flying there,

Lighting on flowers everywhere,

Delighting me.

What happens FIRST in the poem?

• the butterfly flies

• the caterpillar eats

• the chrysalis is formed

• the caterpillar creeps

How does the caterpillar at the beginning of the poem compare to the butterfly at the end of the poem?

• at the beginning it eats, while at the end it sleeps

• at the beginning it eats and grows, while at the end it flies and makes the poet happy

• at the beginning it peeps and flies everywhere

• at the beginning it sleeps and weaves a silken home

Now in the chrysalis it sleeps,

After weaving a silken home

Changing here, changing there,

Being transformed within its lair,

Created anew.

What does the word liar means as used in the poem?

• an eating and growing place

• a resting or sleeping place

• a high place

• an open place

Why did the poet say the caterpillar is like soft sculpture?

• it is pleasing

• it is still

• it is like a stone statue

• it is like a chrysalis

A beautiful butterfly now peeps,

From its silken home to the skies.

Flying here, flying there,

Lighting on flowers everywhere,

Delighting me.

What does the word delighting mean as used in the poem?

• disgusting

• amusing

• frightening

• encouraging

Based on the text, what is the "silken home"?

• a flower

• a butterfly

• the chrysalis

• the sculpture

The little caterpillar creeps,

Through my garden like a soft sculpture.

Nibbling here, nibbling there,

Munching on leaves everywhere,

Eating and growing

Now in the chrysalis it sleeps,

After weaving a silken home.

Changing here, changing there,

Being transformed within its lair,

Created anew.

A beautiful butterfly now peeps,

From its silken home to the skies.

Flying here, flying there,

Lighting on flowers everywhere,

Delighting me.

Which best summarizes the poem Butterfly?

• The caterpillar creeps through the garden eating leaves everywhere. Then, the caterpillar grows.

• The caterpillar makes a home. Then, goes to sleep and changes into something new.

• The butterfly looks out of the chrysalis, then flies everywhere pleasing the poet.

• The caterpillar first creeps through the garden eating leaves to grow. It makes a silken home to sleep in and changes. The butterfly looks out of the chrysalis, then flies everywhere pleasing the poet.

Now in the chrysalis it sleeps,

After weaving a silken home

Changing here, changing there,

Being transformed within its lair,

Created anew.

What does the word transformed mean as used in the poem?

• preserved

• maintained

• morphed

• kept