The Kite Quiz

Who is the author of the poem "The Kite"?

• Henry Bent

• Harry Behn

• Harry Benh

Line 1 states 'How bright on the blue..." What is being described as blue?

• The Kite

• The air

• The sea

• The sky

What does "It snaps its tail" in line four appeal to?

• sense of excitement

• sense of hearing

• your eyes

• movement

"With a dive and a dip" line 3 describes the____?

• way the kite looks

• way the kite sounds

• movement of the kite

• movement of the ship

"Then soars like a ship" line 5 is what Literary Device?

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Line 9 states that the kite "Climbs to the Crest of a gust and pulls" What does this mean?

• The kite climbs up a mountain

• The kite soars high with a gust of wind

• The kite is climbing in the sky

• The kite is flew above the clouds

Why would the kite rest as stated in line 11 "Then seems to rest"?

• It is tired

• It flew too high

• The wind has sped up so the kite sped up

• The wind has slowed down so did the kite

"When string goes slack" line 13. Why would the string go slack?

• The wind slowed down and isn't pulling on the string much

• The wind was too strong and is pulling too much on the string

• The kite gets hard to manage and is pulled more

• The kite is moving too much

What does the word "raggeder" mean, as used in the last paragraph?

• rough

• old

• torn

• stuck

This poem can be described as ________.

• the poet's future dream

• a memory the poets hates

• an adulthood experience

• a childhood memory of the poet