The Song of the Wandering Aengus

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

• poem

• short story

• novel

• informational text

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

• the sun

• a hazel wood

• the moon

• the bottom of a stream

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Who is the narrator of the poem?

• Aengus

• the glimmering girl

• the trout

• William Butler Yeats

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

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...

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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...

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Read lines 21–24 in “The Song of Wandering Aengus.” What does the figurative language in these sentences reveal about the narrator?

• The narrator is hungry and searching for food.

• The narrator is tired of traveling day and night.

• The narrator is clever and will use any light to aid his search.

• The narrator is hopeful that his search will end positively.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

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

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In “The Song of Wandering Aengus,” what do the details in stanza 2 suggest has happened?

• The fish had turned into a beautiful girl.

• The fire had gotten out of control.

• The fish had escaped and gotten away.

• The narrator was remembering a lost love.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10