WorksheetsSTAAR Poetry Practice: Sonnet for Morning
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Using the poem “Sonnet for Morning,” answer the following questions:
What inference can the reader make about the speaker in this poem?
The speaker is impatient.
The speaker finds darkness refreshing.
The speaker prefers daytime to night.
The speaker often watches the sunrise in the morning.
Read this stanza from “Sonnet for Morning.”
Awaking in the dark to watch day start,
I bring a blanket out to watch the skies.
Though sleepy, I delight in nature’s art,
So I will wait and relish this sunrise.
How does the poem’s form affect meaning in this stanza?
The rhyming 2nd and 4th lines focus attention on the colors in the sky at sunrise.
“Skies” and “sunrise” rhyme and inform readers that the sun rises in the sky.
The lines that rhyme contrast the darkness of night with the lightness of dawn.
“Day start” and “nature’s art” rhyme and suggest to readers that morning is beautiful.
In line 4 of this poem, the word “relish” means-
resent
enjoy in full
remember
be frightened by
In this poem, the last 2 lines are indented because they-
speak to the reader directly
do not end with rhyming words
begin discussing a new subject
say the opposite of the rest of the poem
The speaker’s use of sensory language in lines 9-12 is intended to
motivate the reader to never oversleep
inspire the reader to work hard all day
compare the morning to spring
allow the reader to experience the smell of morning as the speaker does
The setting established in stanza 1 allows the speaker to-
experience the sunrise in its entirety
experience the sunrise from his bed
experience vivid dreams
dream about the future
Stanza 2 of the poem describes
spring
the sunrise
the sounds of the city
the speaker welcoming the morning
The speaker probably wrote this poem to-
share with the reader an enjoyable part of his day
encourage people to never sleep late
highlight the reasons it is important to be an early riser
illustrate the how to be in a good mood
The speaker's use of personifiation in lines 7-8
reveals the danger of the sun
explains the rotation of the sun
highlights the morning sunlight's power
describes the bustle of the city at sunrise
Another name for this poem could be
Morning Never Comes at Night
Greeting the Morning
Sunshine in the City
Dancing in the Morning Sunlight
