'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore Part II

Who is the narrator of this poem?

• the mother

• the father

• a child

• St. Nicholas

This poem has a:

(a)  

• 1st person narrator
• 2nd person narrator
• 3rd person narrator

What is this poem mostly about?

• a dream on Christmas Eve

• a child's visit to Santa Claus

• Santa's visit to a home

• the gifts Santa brought to a family

In Stanza 9, the author uses similes to compare Santa to: (Select 3)

• jelly

• snow

• roses

• cookies

• pipe

In Stanza 10 Santa is reassuring: "A wink of his eye and a twist of his head soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread." Dread means:

(a)  

• follow

• fear
• help

• hide

What caused Santa's clothes to become tarnished in Stanza 8?

• the snowy rooftop

• the smoke from his pipe

• the soot from the fireplace

• the milk and cookies left for him

Stanza 8: "He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot." What type of figurative language are used in this line?

• alliteration

• idiom

• metaphor

• simile

Which line is the best example of imagery?

• His eyes, how they twinkled, his dimples, how merry!

• Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

• I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself

In Stanza 9, the author described Santa Claus using​:

(a)  

• similes
• metaphors
• personification
• idioms

Which excerpt contains text evidence showing that the poem belongs in the fantasy genre?

• He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot

• He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, and filled all the stockings

• And laying a finger aside of his nose, and giving a nod, up the chimney he rose