Song of Wandering Aengus

What kind of writing is "The Song of Wandering Aengus"?

• poem

• short story

• novel

• informational text

Where does the narrator go in the beginning of the poem?

• the sun

• a hazel wood

• the moon

• the bottom of a stream

What is the central idea of the poem?

• The speaker wants to find berries to use for bait.

• A girl calls the speaker's name and runs from him.

• The speaker wants to stay young, but gets old.

• A fish becomes a girl and the speaker searches for her endlessly.

Who is the narrator of the poem?

• Aengus

• the glimmering girl

• the trout

• William Butler Yeats

Select TWO lines that clarify the theme: Some things are worth searching for.

• Though I am old with wandering...

• The silver apples of the moon,...

• And walk among long dappled grass...

• Through hollow and hilly lands...

What is the meaning of the phrase a fire was in my head as it is used in the poem?

• The speaker is in love with the girl he has just met.

• The speaker is feeling angry and wants to cause destruction.

• The speaker has a lot on his mind and seeks peace in the woods.

• The speaker is confused about what he has just witnessed.

The speaker is not feeling well at the beginning of the poem. What evidence from the poem helps you make this inference?

• “I dropped the berry in a stream”

• “A fire was in my head”

• “I went out to the hazel wood”

• “I went to blow the fire a-flame”

What kind of mythology is the myth of Aengus?

• Greek

• Roman

• Native American

• Celtic

In “The Song of Wandering Aengus,” the poet uses the phrase a fire was in my head in line 2 to suggest that the narrator —

• was excited to go fishing in the stream

• had planned to catch dinner and cook it

• had many ideas burning in his brain

• was searching for a fire in the woods

In “The Song of Wandering Aengus,” the poet uses a metaphor in the first stanza to describe —

• the trees in the woods

• the berries on the thread

• the fish in the stream

• the stars in the sky