Bed in Summer Quiz (Robert Stevenson)

How many lines are in this poem?

• 5

• 3

• 12

• 15

How many stanzas are in this poem?

• 5

• 12

• 3

• 15

What is the author's message?

• Daylight Savings Time

• Wear a yellow dress

• Enjoy birds and people

• sleep when you feel cold

What point of view is this story told in?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

What is an appropriate theme for this poem?

• Play with birds

• All candle lights are yellow

• Stay out longer in the summer

The speaker of this poem is most likely....

• a dog

• a child

• a parent

• a puppy

Reread lines 5 & 6 from the poem below.

"I have to go to bed and see

The birds still hopping on the tree,"

Why does the poet use descriptive language in these lines?

• To emphasize how the speaker feels about sleeping while the birds are still awake.

• To explain how birds hop all night long.

• To persuade the reader to watch birds.

• To tell the reader where the birds live.

The reader can tell that the poem is NOT free verse because--

• there are no rhyming words

• the first and third line in the stanzas rhyme

• the poem has rhyming couplets

• it has 3 stanzas

The speaker in the poem has difficulty going to bed in the summer because--

• the speaker has to go to bed earlier in the summer.

• the speaker needs a night light to fall asleep

• the daylight hours are longer in the summer.

• Earth is spinning too fast on its axis.

Who is the author of the poem?

• Robert Stevenson

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