On the Grasshopper and the Cricket

According to the poet, the earth is filled with

• death and destruction.
• wild creatures.
• sorrow.
• poetry.

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What two seasons does the poet describe?

• fall and winter
• spring and fall
• summer and winter
• spring and summer

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When it gets very hot, the

• grasshopper starts to chirp
• birds start singing
• birds stop singing
• cricket begins to chirp

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You can infer from the first eight lines of the poem that the poet

• admires the grasshopper's spirit
• is afraid of grasshoppers
• prefers grasshoppers to crickets
• likes all natural creatures

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The two seasons in the poem come to symbolize

• good and evil
• life and death
• positive and negative energy
• helpful and harmful insects

What do the grasshopper and the cricket represent to Keats?

• They are the poets of summer and winter, respectively.
• They are means of destruction.
• They are saving and spending.
• They are optimism and pessimism.

The cricket reminds the poet of 

• the lost loves of his childhood.
• summer and the grasshopper.
• warmth and happiness.
• his upcoming death.

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The first eight lines of this poem

• all have end rhymes.
• directly address the reader.
• comment on the poem's main idea.
• describe the poem's main idea.

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The final six lines

• describe the poem's main idea.
• express the poem's tone.
• ask a question about the first eight lines.
• comment on the poem's main idea.

In this poem, Keats

• explains why he prefers spring to fall.
• describes two unpleasant creatures.
• comments on life, nature, and death.
• cautions people to put away their money for a cold winter night.