Exploring Themes in A Child Said, What is the Grass?

The child asked, "What is the___________?" fetching it to me with full hands.

I guess it must be the flag of my___________, out of hopeful green stuff woven.

Or I guess it is the___________ of the Lord, a scented gift and remembrancer designedly dropt.

The grass is very___________ to be from the white heads of old mothers.

The smallest sprout shows there is really no___________.

What does the speaker compare the grass to in the poem?

• A flag

• A tree

• A river

• A mountain

In the poem, what is a metaphor for the grass?

• The flag of the earth

• The handkerchief of the Lord

• A child's toy

• A bird's feather

What does the speaker suggest about death?

• It is the end

• It leads forward life

• It is a punishment

• It is dark and cold

How does the poem suggest the grass connects people?

• By separating them

• By growing only in certain areas

• By sprouting alike in all zones

• By being a rare sight

What does the grass symbolize in relation to the dead?

• Isolation

• Continuation of life

• Silence

• Finality