Whatever the Weather

In “Weather,” what is happening at the beginning of the poem?

• Rain is falling on a window.

• Someone is tapping on a window.

• Someone is drawing on a window.

• Rain is making cracks on a window.

In the poem “Weather,” the author says that there is a barrel of rain. Why does the author use the underlined words?

• to show where the rain lands

• to show what the rain feels like

• to show how much rain there is

• to show what the rain sounds like

In the poem “Covers,” why does glass cover windows?

• to help it stay safe inside

• to help it stay dark inside

• to help it stay quiet inside

• to help it stay warm inside

In “Covers,” when does the main character use a blanket?

• when she is cold

• when she is scared

• when she is outside

• when she is sleeping

What is the poem “Cloud Dragons” MOSTLY about?

• how many clouds are in the sky

• what different clouds look like

• what animals fly in the clouds

• how big different clouds are

Who wrote the poem "Weather"?

Who wrote the poem "Cloud Dragons"?

Poetry uses images, sounds, and rhythm to express feelings.

• True

• False

The _________, or beat, gives a poem a musical feeling.

• rhythm

• rhyme

• stanza

A pattern is a repeated set of words, sounds, or beats in a piece of writing.

• True

• False