Understanding 'The Children's Hour' Poem

The transcript is a reading of 'The Children's Hour' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It describes a moment in the evening when the poet hears his children approaching. The children, Alice, Allegra, and Edith, playfully invade his study, climbing over him and showering him with affection. The poet responds with warmth, comparing their actions to a siege, but ultimately expressing his love and desire to keep them close forever.

Who is the author of 'The Children's Hour'?

• Emily Dickinson

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• Robert Frost

• Walt Whitman

What time of day is described at the beginning of the poem?

• Morning

• Afternoon

• Midnight

• Evening

What does the narrator hear from the chamber above?

• The patter of little feet

• Birds chirping

• Loud music

• A thunderstorm

How does the narrator describe the children's voices?

• Loud and harsh

• Soft and sweet

• Rough and gruff

• Silent and eerie

What do the children do as they descend the stairs?

• Dance around

• Sing a song

• Run away

• Plot and plan together

How do the children enter the narrator's study?

• Through a window

• Through a secret passage

• By Three Doors left unguarded

• By breaking the door

What do the children do once they surround the narrator?

• Devour him with kisses

• Demand a treat

• Ask for a story

• Start a game

What historical figure does the narrator think of during the children's playful attack?

• Julius Caesar

• The Bishop of Bingen

• King Arthur

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What does the narrator compare himself to when addressing the children?

• An old mustache

• A wise owl

• A brave lion

• A young knight

Where does the narrator say he will keep the children?

• In the attic

• In his study

• In the round Tower of his heart

• In the garden