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Bed in Summer

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    Poetry Analysis
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  • What time of day does the writer have to get up in the winter?
    They get up in the morning, but it is still dark outside.
    They get up at night.
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  • What time of day does the speaker go to bed in the summer?
    They go to bed at night, but it is still light outside.
    They go to bed during the day.
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  • What is one reason why the writer doesn't like to go to bed when it is still light outside?
    The birds are still awake and hopping in the trees.
    He doesn't like being told to go to bed.
    The moon is too bright and it is difficult to sleep.
    He wants to stay up to watch a movie on Netflix.
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  • What does the writer hear that makes it difficult for him to sleep?
    He hears other children playing games.
    He hears foot steps outside his window as people pass by.
    He hears cars driving by in the street.
    He hears loud music.
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  • Which is NOT a reason the speaker has difficulty sleeping in summer?
    He hears a lot of sounds outside his window.
    He sees the birds hopping on the trees.
    He is worried about having too much homework to do.
    He really wants to stay up and play.
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  • According to the poem, how does the writer feel about the summer?
    He likes the winter more.
    He loves the summer. He wants to be outside to play.
    He does not enjoy the summer. He'd rather be in bed.
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  • What words in the poem Do NOT show how unhappy the writer is about having to go to bed by summer.
    I have to go to bed by day.
    In winter I get up by night.
    Does it not seem hard to you?
    I should like so much to play.
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  • What is the title of the poem?
    I Have To Go To Bed By Day
    Summer Bedtime
    In Winter I Get Up At Night
    Bed in Summer.
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  • Who is the author of the poem?
    Ogden Nash
    Robert Louis Stevenson
    Emily Dickinson
    Robert Frost
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  • Why do you think the writer only hears the grown-up peoples' feet?
    All the other children are in bed.
    The other children are playing quietly in the grass.
    There are no other children in the neighborhood.
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