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4.2 Poetry

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  • Why did Maggie and Milly and Molly and May go to the beach?
    To play
  • What three adjectives does the speaker use to describe the woods in SBWOASE?
    lovely / dark / deep
  • What is Homesteaders about?
    Answer may vary
  • What tree is mentioned in Haiku?
    The willow tree
  • What was Molly chased by?
    A horrible thing
  • What did May come home with?
    A smooth stone
  • What is the garden "thick with" in Haiku?
    dry leaves
  • What lesson is the speaker of Mother to Son teaching her child?
    Answers may vary
  • What adjective does the speaker use to describe the moon in "Haiku"?
    "Brilliant"
  • What wasn't "near" in SBWOASE?
    A farmhouse
  • Despite the challenges, what did the speaker in Mother to Son continue to do?
    She continued climbing
  • What did Milly befriend?
    A stranded star
  • What does "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" mean? Mother to Son.
    The speaker's life has been difficult
  • If SBWOASE is a metaphor for the journey to heaven, what might the word "frozen" represent?
    That the speaker's life has stopped
  • What did Maggie discover on the beach?
    A shell that sang
  • What simile does Tablada use to describe the tortoise in Haiku?
    Like a load of furnture
  • In SBWOASE, where is "he" from?
    The village
  • What does the speaker "have to keep" in SBWOASE?
    Promises