Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening

In the line "Of easy wind and downy flake", the word downy means_____

• Downward

• Slowly

• Fluffy and light like a feather

• Dull

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why does the speaker of the poem stop?

• to watch the woods fill up with snow

• to find food for his or her horse

• to say hello to the owner of the woods

• to go skating on a frozen lake

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"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."

What can you conclude based on this information.

• 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

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What might be a main theme of this poem

• the fear of staying too long on someone else's land

• the pull of sleeping in nature against the pull of sleeping at home

• the pull of being alone in nature against the pull of responsibility

• the ability of nature to make a person feel tired and sleepy

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

What might the poet have repeated the line "and miles to go before I sleep?"

• to make the woods seem even more attractive and lovely

• to make the speaker seem forgetful and less smart than earlier in the poem

• to make readers pay special attention to the meaning of the line

• to make the speaker seem like he or she is already asleep

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the effect of the word "but" in the second line?

• it makes it seem like the reader does not actually like the woods much and wants to leave

• it makes it seem like the speaker can still keep promises while staying by the woods

• it makes it seem like the promises the speaker has to keep are lovely, dark, and deep

• it makes it seem like the speaker has to choose between keeping promises and the lovely woods

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the setting of this poem?

• in the woods on a bright, snowy afternoon

• in a village on a dark, snowy evening

• near the woods on a dark, snowy evening

• by a frozen lake on a bright, snowy afternoon

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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. What can you conclude based on this information?

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

• 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

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What might be a main theme of this poem?

• the pull of sleeping in nature against the pull of sleeping at home

• the fear of staying too long on someone else's land

• the pull of being alone in nature against the pull of responsibility

• the ability of nature to make a person feel tired and sleepy

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Read these lines from the poem: The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, What is the effect of the word "but" in the second line?

• It makes it seem like the promises the speaker has to keep are lovely, dark, and deep.

• It makes it seem like the speaker has to choose between keeping promises and the lovely woods.

• It makes it seem like the speaker can still keep promises while staying by the woods

• It makes it seem like the speaker does not actually like the woods much and wants to leave.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9